[3] The name was in occasional use in the early 1800s, according to United States census records.

[4] It first came into regular use in the Anglosphere in the late 1800s along with other gemstone names popular during the Victorian era.

It rose in popularity following the release of the 1944 historical romance novel Forever Amber by American author Kathleen Winsor.

In the United States, it ranked among the top 1,000 names at different points between 1880 and 1916 and again consistently between 1945 and 2022.

[6] It has ranked among the top 50 names for girls in England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Belgium, Australia and Canada in recent years.