Given name & surname
Camber
“resembling the jewe!”·“resembling the jewel; a warm honey color”
Camber is a form of Amber. One French interpretation is “resembling the jewel; a warm honey color.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Camber carries the interpretation “resembling the jewe!.” Camber is a form of Amber. One French interpretation is “resembling the jewel; a warm honey color.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Camber is used as a form of Amber.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Camber is a form of Amber. The history of Amber gives this family its wider story. Amber began appearing as a given name toward the end of the nineteenth century. Kathleen Winsor’s 1944 novel Forever Amber later helped bring it wider attention.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Camber through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 596
- 41 boys · 555 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,577 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,577 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 43.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 566 as a first name in 2020; 278 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Camber’s family of names
Camber is a form of Amber. Camber has a related form in Cahmber. Camber has a related form in Cambar.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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