Jewel-like or fossilized resin combined with a suffix.
Amberlin is a modern American coinage, likely created by blending the name Amber, referring to the fossilized tree resin, with the popular 'lyn' or 'lin' suffix. Amber itself comes from the Arabic 'anbar', while the suffix adds a rhythmic, feminine quality common in 20th-century name creation.
Less common today
Amberlin isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,748 in 2013.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
