US rank #1674 Girls' name Peak 2024 2,916 births

Ambar — #1674 US girls' name

2,916 babies named Ambar in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1674
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 91% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Ambar was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

122 babies were named Ambar in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ambar

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,916 babies named Ambar between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ambar currently holds the #1674 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 122 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ambar performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 694 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ambar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 923 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ambar in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ambar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,916 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ambar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,916

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2024

122 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#1,674

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ambar popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
122
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Ambar popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1980 (Ambar as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1980 5

Ambar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
694 births that decade — 24% of Ambar's all-time total
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Ambar by state

Where Ambar concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ambar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
923 31.7%
#2 Texas
433 14.8%
#3 New York
351 12.0%
#4 Florida
166 5.7%
#5 New Jersey
56 1.9%
#6 Arizona
48 1.6%
#7 Massachusetts
23 0.8%
#8 Illinois
18 0.6%
California share of Ambar's total US births 31.7%
Even split

923 of 2,916 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Ambar appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ambar?
2,916 babies have been named Ambar since 1979. It currently ranks #1674 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 122 births.
When was Ambar most popular?
Ambar was most popular in the 1990s decade with 694 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Ambar most popular?
The top states for the name Ambar are California (923 births), Texas (433 births), New York (351 births).
How long has the name Ambar been used?
Ambar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ambar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amber, Amberly, Ambria, Amberlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.