Amberley
A feminine name from an English surname combining "amber" and "lea" meaning "amber meadow".
Name Census estimates that about 800 living Americans carry the first name Amberley. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Amberley today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Amberley births was 2019 (42 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Amberley. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Amberley with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
800
~ 1 in 428,443 Americans
Peak year
2019
42 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,247
Tracked since 1971
Census
Amberley in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 603 people with the first name Amberley, which placed it at #18,003 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#18,003
National first-name rank
People counted
603
603 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
70.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amberley
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amberley is White at 70.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (16.7%) and Two or More Races (5.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Amberley described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Amberley at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White70.3% · 424
- Hispanic or Latino16.7% · 101
- Two or more races5.8% · 35
- Black or African American4.3% · 26
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 11
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 6
Popularity
Amberley: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Amberley from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 182 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Amberley remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Amberley by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Amberley during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Amberleys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Texas, Georgia, Alabama recorded the most babies named Amberley, while California, Alabama, Georgia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 19 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Amberley
The name Amberley is a relatively modern English name that originated in the 19th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "amber" and "leah," meaning "amber clearing" or "meadow of amber." This suggests that the name may have been inspired by the naturally occurring fossilized tree resin, amber, which was highly valued for its beauty and used in jewelry and decorative items.
Amberley was likely first used as a place name for settlements or locations where amber was found or traded. Over time, it transitioned into a given name, possibly as a way to commemorate a connection to a place called Amberley or to symbolize the value and allure of the precious amber gemstone.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Amberley can be found in the 1881 English census records, which listed a small number of individuals with this name. However, the name did not gain widespread popularity until the late 20th century.
While there are no known historical figures of significant fame bearing the name Amberley, a few notable individuals from recent times include Amberley Snyder (born 1988), an American rodeo champion; Amberley Vail (born 1992), a Canadian professional soccer player; and Amberley Lobo (born 1972), an Indian model and actress.
Other individuals with the name Amberley include Amberley Ritz (born 1990), an American artist and photographer, and Amberley Pearce (born 1985), an Australian fashion designer and entrepreneur.
The name Amberley has a charming and distinctive sound, combining the natural imagery of amber with the pastoral connotations of a meadow or clearing. Its origins in the English language and its relatively recent emergence as a given name contribute to its unique character and appeal.
People
Amberley + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Amberley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Amberley: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Amberley?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 800 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Amberley going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 428,443 US residents.
Is Amberley a common name?
We classify Amberley as "Very Rare". It ranks above 88.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 824 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Amberley most popular?
The single biggest year for Amberley was 2019, when 42 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Amberley is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Amberley in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 603 people with the name Amberley, or 0.20 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #18,003 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Amberley in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Amberley?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Amberley appears almost entirely female. Of the 601 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Amberley?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Amberley is White at 70.3%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (16.7%) and Two or More Races (5.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Amberley most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Amberley in the 2020 Census, accounting for 70.3% (424 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Amberley in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Amberley a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Amberley in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Amberley still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Amberley in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Amberley can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Amberley?
Want to know how many Americans are named Amberley? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.