Ambrose vs Amber

Side-by-side comparison of Ambrose and Amber - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ambrose

Boy name · Rank #739

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Name B

Amber

Girl name · Rank #541

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Metric Ambrose Amber
Current Rank #739 #541
Total Births (all years) 10,868 374,690
Peak Year 2021 1986
Peak Year Births 402 16,954
Peak Decade 2020s 1980s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ambrose Amber
1880s 344 46
1890s 369 131
1900s 324 170
1910s 1,401 327
1920s 1,556 304
1930s 782 192
1940s 606 537
1950s 494 1,255
1960s 400 5,467
1970s 323 47,063
1980s 360 153,951
1990s 337 115,605
2000s 487 36,217
2010s 1,010 10,023
2020s 2,075 3,402

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ambrose Amber
2014 89 1,064
2015 101 978
2016 97 872
2017 97 782
2018 118 666
2019 222 653
2020 281 596
2021 402 579
2022 365 570
2023 320 519
2024 349 562
2025 358 576

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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