Fun Facts About the Name Amberlynn
- More than 1 thousand babies named Amberlynn: U.S. records list 1,430 babies given the name Amberlynn from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Amberlynn Mean?
Amberlynn is an English compound name made from Amber and Lynn. Its literal elements mean "amber" and "lake": Amber is the English word for fossilized tree resin, and Lynn is usually derived from Welsh llyn, "lake." The word amber reached English from Old French ambre, which came from Latin ambar, from Arabic ʿanbar (عنبر), a word that first referred to ambergris; in European use it came to denote the fossil resin and its golden color. The name's meaning is therefore built from its parts rather than inherited from an older single name, and "amber lake" is only a literal reading of those parts, not an established phrase.
Amberlynn Name History & Origins
Amberlynn belongs to the modern English pattern of feminine names formed by joining a familiar name or word to the ending -lynn. The first element, Amber, is a word name taken from the resin and its color; the English word is older than its use as a feminine given name, which parallels other gem and nature names. The ending -lynn comes from the given name Lynn, which developed from an English surname; the surname is commonly linked to Welsh llyn "lake" and to place names in Britain. Lynn became a given name in its own right, and -lynn later became a common feminine ending in names such as Ashlynn and Kaylynn. In Amberlynn, the word name Amber is joined to that ending.
How Popular is the Name Amberlynn?
Amberlynn has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2011. Its best rank was #2,739 in 2014.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,342 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #5,147 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2023 | #4,571 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 2022 | #6,465 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #5,399 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #5,016 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #4,916 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2018 | #4,358 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2017 | #3,633 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2016 | #3,014 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 2015 | #3,302 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2014 | #2,739 | 63 | 0.0035% |
| 2013 | #3,408 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 2012 | #3,100 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 2011 | #2,767 | 63 | 0.0036% |
| 2010 | #2,806 | 62 | 0.0035% |
| 2009 | #3,679 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 2008 | #3,377 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 2007 | #3,484 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 2006 | #5,094 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2005 | #5,446 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #5,071 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2003 | #6,311 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #4,506 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2001 | #4,571 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 2000 | #3,407 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 1999 | #4,587 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1998 | #5,138 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1997 | #3,452 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1996 | #3,837 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1995 | #3,423 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1994 | #3,101 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1993 | #2,992 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1992 | #3,684 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1991 | #3,635 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1990 | #3,912 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1989 | #3,257 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1988 | #3,694 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1987 | #3,337 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #5,465 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1985 | #4,637 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #6,312 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #5,472 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #6,821 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #8,201 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #7,335 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #7,675 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #9,696 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #8,195 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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