Recorded 1981–1997 Girls' name Peak 1981 23 births

Ambor — girls' name

23 babies named Ambor in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s171990s6

The verdict

23 girls have been named Ambor since 1981, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1997.

23
total births
1981–1997
years on record
1980s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Ambor was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ambor in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ambor

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Ambor between 1981 and 1997, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ambor currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ambor performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ambor shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ambor 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 23 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.

Ambor at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

23

Since 1981

17 years of records

Peak year

1981

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1981

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1997

Ambor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1981

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1981)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1997198519821981 7

Ambor by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
17 births that decade — 74% of Ambor's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ambor?
23 babies have been named Ambor since 1981. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1981 with 7 births.
When was Ambor most popular?
Ambor was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Ambor been used?
Ambor has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 17 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Ambor?
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, 1981–1997 (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.