Girls' name · since 1977
Ambika
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 391 babies named Ambika, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,688 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,308 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 391
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ambika currently ranks #10308 among girls' names in America, with 391 babies recorded since 1977.
Ambika has 391 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10308 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2025.
- #13,688 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,308 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 391 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ambika ranks #13,688 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,308 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 391 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,688 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,308 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 391
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ambika's 391 recorded births place it above 81.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ambika compares
391 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Ambika's all-time total is 4% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ambika | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 391 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ambika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ambika splits its recorded history at 2001: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ambika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Ambika by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (110 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Ambika's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Ambika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
58 births
- 1990s
1990s
101 births
- 2000s
2000s
110 births
- 2010s
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 110 births (28% of all-time use).
Ambika by state
Where Ambika concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 2.8% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 1.3% |
11 of 391 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ambika's data
- Ambika's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (110 total births) through the 2020s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ambikas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ambika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1977–2025 (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 Ambika 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.