Recorded 1952–2020 Girls' name Peak 1981 906 births

Ambra — girls' name

906 babies named Ambra in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s291970s1521980s4081990s2232000s582010s172020s7
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Ambra was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

63 babies were named Ambra in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ambra

The Social Security Administration has registered 906 babies named Ambra between 1952 and 2020, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ambra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ambra performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 408 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Ambra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 75 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ambra in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ambra 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 906 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.

Ambra at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

906

Since 1952

69 years of records

Peak year

1981

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1952

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2020

Ambra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1952

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1981)
63
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
020406080 20202004199719901983197619691952 7

Ambra by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
408 births that decade — 45% of Ambra's all-time total
1950s121960s291970s1521980s4081990s2232000s582010s172020s7

Ambra by state

Where Ambra concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Ambra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
75 8.3%
#2 California
41 4.5%
#3 Arkansas
5 0.6%
#4 Ohio
5 0.6%
#5 Washington
5 0.6%
Texas share of Ambra's total US births 8.3%
Even split

75 of 906 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ambra?
906 babies have been named Ambra since 1952. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1981 with 63 births.
When was Ambra most popular?
Ambra was most popular in the 1980s decade with 408 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Ambra most popular?
The top states for the name Ambra are Texas (75 births), California (41 births), Arkansas (5 births).
How long has the name Ambra been used?
Ambra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 69 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Ambra?
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, 1952–2020 (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.