Girls' name · since 1978
Ambrea
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 485 babies named Ambrea, peaking in 1991. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 485
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
485 girls have been named Ambrea since 1978, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ambrea has been recorded 485 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2014.
- #12,073 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 485 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ambrea ranks #12,073 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 485 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #12,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 485
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ambrea's 485 recorded births place it above 83.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ambrea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ambrea's full recorded timeline at 1997, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 27 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ambrea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2014
- Peak year (1991)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Ambrea by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (186 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Ambrea's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Ambrea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s
1980s
121 births
- 1990s
1990s
186 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s 42
2010s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 186 births (38% of all-time use).
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- Ambrea's decade-level peak was the 1990s (186 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ambrea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1978–2014 (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 Ambrea 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.