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Mber

em-BER /ɛmˈbɜr/

At a glance

U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 1988 (#6,666)
Babies in 1988
11 (<0.01% of girls)
Peak
#6,666 in 1988
First recorded
1978

Meaning of Mber

Mber, pronounced em-BER, is a lively twist on the classic Amber and the trending Ember, distilling both names down to their warmest glow. Its roots trace back to the Old French “ambre,” the sun-kissed gemstone prized across Arabic and Anglo-Saxon trade routes, while its echo of “ember” conjures the last bright coal that keeps a campfire story going. Tiny but mighty, Mber first flickered onto U.S. birth charts in the late ’70s and ’80s—never more than a dozen girls a year—so it still feels wonderfully rare, like a hidden gem found on a sandy beach. Parents are drawn to the playful omission of the opening letter, a subtle wink that says their daughter will spark her own path and color outside the lines. Short, warm, and quietly radiant, Mber offers a pocket-sized dash of sunshine for any modern girl who’s destined to light up every room she enters.

How to pronounce Mber

Popularity of Mber in the U.S.

Mber was last recorded in the U.S. in 1988, ranked #6,666 with 11 babies. It first appears in the records in 1978.

Bar and line chart: Mber in the U.S., 1978–1988. Bars: girls given the name each year, most 11 in 1988. Line: rank among girl names, peak #6,666 in 1988.
  • Girls named Mber (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1978–1988. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1978⁠–⁠1988 6 rows
Mber: babies and rank among girl names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
1988116,666▲ 4,659
1987511,325back (not recorded in 1986)
198569,307back (not recorded in 1984)
198378,047back (not recorded in 1982)
1981510,411back (not recorded in 1979–1980)
197868,562new