Recorded 1991–2016 Girls' name Peak 2009 51 births

Ambrey — girls' name

51 babies named Ambrey in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

51 girls have been named Ambrey since 1991, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2016.

51
total births
1991–2016
years on record
2000s
peak decade
47%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Ambrey was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ambrey in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ambrey

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Ambrey between 1991 and 2016, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ambrey currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ambrey performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ambrey shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ambrey 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 51 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.

Ambrey at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

51

Since 1991

26 years of records

Peak year

2009

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1991

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2016

Ambrey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1991

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Ambrey by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
24 births that decade — 47% of Ambrey's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ambrey?
51 babies have been named Ambrey since 1991. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2009 with 9 births.
When was Ambrey most popular?
Ambrey was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Ambrey been used?
Ambrey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 26 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Ambrey?
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, 1991–2016 (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.