Girls' name · since 1952
Ambra
Ambra has 906 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,038 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 906
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ambra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 906 recorded since 1952.
Ambra has 906 recorded births among girls since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2020.
- #8,038 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 906 born since 1952
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ambra ranks #8,038 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 906 born since 1952, peaking in the 1980s.
- #8,038 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 906
- born since 1952
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ambra's 906 recorded births place it above 88.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ambra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ambra's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ambra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2020
- Peak year (1981)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Ambra by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (408 births, 45% of the file).
1980s was Ambra's strongest decade.
408 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Ambra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s 152
1970s
152 births
- 1980s
1980s
408 births
- 1990s
1990s
223 births
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 408 births (45% of all-time use).
How Ambra 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 Ambra's total volume
Ambra by state
Where Ambra concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| 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% |
75 of 906 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ambra's data
- Ambra's decade-level peak was the 1980s (408 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ambras (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ambra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1952–2020 (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 Ambra 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.