Recorded 1979–1993 Girls' name Peak 1987 145 births

Ambert — girls' name

145 babies named Ambert in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

145 girls have been named Ambert since 1979, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1993.

145
total births
1979–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Ambert was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

20 babies were named Ambert in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ambert

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Ambert between 1979 and 1993, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ambert currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ambert performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ambert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ambert 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 145 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.

Ambert at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

145

Since 1979

15 years of records

Peak year

1987

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1979

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1993

Ambert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1979

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1987)
20
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
0510152025 19931991198919871985198319801979 5

Ambert by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
110 births that decade — 76% of Ambert's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ambert?
145 babies have been named Ambert since 1979. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1987 with 20 births.
When was Ambert most popular?
Ambert was most popular in the 1980s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Ambert been used?
Ambert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 15 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Ambert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amber, Amberly, Ambar, Ambria, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1979–1993 (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.