Amberly Ford
There are approximately 4 people named Amberly Ford living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Amberly with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Ford. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
4
1 in 85,688,585
Named Amberly
6.4K
Alive today
Named Ford
205K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 6.4K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1991
Average age: 27
Top Census group: White (61.1%)
Estimated bearers: 205K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #140
Per 100K: 59.74
Top ancestry: White (59.8%)
First name trend
Amberly: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Amberly. The peak year was 1991 with 194 births. The average person named Amberly today is 27 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Amberly
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Amberly, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 61.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Amberly described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Amberly at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White61.1% · 3,152
- Hispanic or Latino26.7% · 1,377
- Black or African American4.0% · 208
- Two or more races4.0% · 205
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.0% · 154
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 62
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Ford surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Ford, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 59.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Ford described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Ford at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White59.8% · 106,842
- Black or African American30.7% · 54,886
- Two or more races4.7% · 8,473
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 6,168
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1,117
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,073
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Amberly has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0019% of the US population, based on 6,404 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Amberly right now.
The surname Ford appears at a rate of 59.74 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0597%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 4 people with the full name Amberly Ford. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Ford
FAQ
Amberly Ford: questions and answers
How many people are named Amberly Ford?
We estimate approximately 4 people in the United States share the full name Amberly Ford. That works out to about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0019%) with the surname frequency (59.74 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Amberly Ford?
We classify Amberly Ford as "Very Rare". About 1 in 85,688,585 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Amberly a male or female name?
Amberly is predominantly female. Out of 6,626 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Amberly profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Amberly Ford?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.