Amberly is a modern American elaboration of Amber, the gemstone name for "fossilized resin" that ultimately comes from the Arabic anbar, extended with the -ly ending of Kimberly and Everly. It first appeared in the 1970s and 1980s, when both Amber and Kimberly were at their height. In the United States Amberly peaked at number 1393 in 2019 and ranks number 2002 in 2025 with 95 births.