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Amby

Amby is a girl's name that peaked in 1961, when it was the 2,957th most popular in the United States. It has not appeared in the national data since 1978. About 30 Ambys are alive in the United States today, and half of them are over 64.

Popularity, 1880–2025

Births per year, 1880 to 2025 0 5 10 15 20 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

girls named Amby

By the numbers

Total US births
28
Estimated living today
30
Median age today
64
Peak year
1961
Best rank
2,957th
Rank in 2025
unranked
First recorded
1961

Names of 1961

The most popular girls’ names the year Amby peaked:

All the names of 1961

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Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state baby-name files, 1880–2025. Counts include only births registered with the SSA, and names with fewer than five births in a year are not published. The living estimate applies SSA cohort life tables to those births; it counts people born in the United States, so it misses anyone who arrived later and anyone who has left.