Girls' name · since 1991
Ambrey
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 51 babies named Ambrey, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,710 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
51 girls have been named Ambrey since 1991, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ambrey has 51 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2016.
- #34,710 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ambrey ranks #34,710 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #34,710 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ambrey's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ambrey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ambrey's full recorded timeline at 2009, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ambrey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2016
- Peak year (2009)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Ambrey by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (24 births, 47% of the file).
2000s was Ambrey's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Ambrey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 24 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Ambrey's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 2010s (17) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Ambrey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~25 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, 1991–2016 (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 Ambrey 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.