Girls' name · since 1979
Ambar
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 3,026 babies named Ambar, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,577 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,851 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,026
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
3,026 babies have been named Ambar since 1979, making it today's #1851 girls' name.
Ambar has 3,026 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1851 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #3,577 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,851 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,026 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ambar ranks #3,577 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,851 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,026 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,577 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,851 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,026
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ambar's 3,026 recorded births place it above 95.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ambar compares
3,026 Top 18% higher than 82% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ambar's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ambar | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,026 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 123 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ambar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ambar's full recorded timeline at 2002, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1979, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 123 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ambar popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 123
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Ambar popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1980 (Ambar as boys' name)
Ambar by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (694 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Ambar's strongest decade.
694 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Ambar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
615 births
- 1990s
1990s
694 births
- 2000s
2000s
632 births
- 2010s
2010s
568 births
- 2020s
2020s
511 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 694 births (23% of all-time use).
How Ambar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ambar's total volume
Ambar by state
Where Ambar concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 939 | 31.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 453 | 15.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 352 | 11.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 174 | 5.8% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 62 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 54 | 1.8% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 23 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 18 | 0.6% |
939 of 3,026 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Ambar appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ambar's data
- Ambar's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (694 total births) through the 2020s (511) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ambars (939 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ambar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~46 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ambar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.