Girls' name · since 1969
Ambre
676 babies named Ambre in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 676
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ambre is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 676 have been recorded since 1969.
Ambre has 676 recorded births among girls since 1969, 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 1969 to 2023.
- #9,729 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 676 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ambre ranks #9,729 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 676 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 676
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Ambre's 676 recorded births place it above 86.53% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ambre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ambre splits its recorded history at 1994: 24% of all births land in the more recent half, 76% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1987 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ambre popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2023
- Peak year (1987)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Ambre by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (287 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Ambre's strongest decade.
287 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Ambre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
123 births
- 1980s
1980s
287 births
- 1990s
1990s
155 births
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 287 births (42% of all-time use).
How Ambre 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 Ambre's total volume
Ambre by state
Where Ambre concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
11 of 676 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Ambre's decade-level peak was the 1980s (287 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ambres (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Ambre: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1969–2023 (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 Ambre 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.