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Amber

Amber ranks #101 out of 693 girl cat names in our data (the #1 girl cat name is Luna). Across all 4 places, 21 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #145 among girl dog names.
Amber's popularity trend

Amber's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2014.

0.05%0.1%0.15%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
21
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#101
of 693 girl cat names
5-year rank move
−60
2014 → 2019
Gender split
94% female
94% female6% male

Gender split comes from 70 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Amber mean?
/ˈæm.bɚ/2 syllablesOrigin: English and Hindi

Amber comes from the Arabic anbar, which originally referred to ambergris, a substance produced by sperm whales. The word later shifted in French and English to describe the golden fossilized tree resin known today as amber, prized as a gemstone since ancient times.

Warm and glowing, the name suits a pet with amber, honey, or golden-brown eyes or fur. It has an old-world elegance without feeling fussy.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Amber shows up

Cats named Amber per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.09%
SeattleWA, US0.02%
DarwinNT, AU0.13%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

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