Girls' name · since 1985

Ambriel

Ambriel has 294 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1996 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,061 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,492 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
294
born since 1985
2000s
peak decade

Yes -- Ambriel is the #15492 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 294 recorded since 1985.

Social Security Administration records show Ambriel recorded 294 times among girls since 1985, holding rank #15492 nationally today, ahead of 10% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.

  • #16,061 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #15,492 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 294 born since 1985
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ambriel ranks #16,061 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,492 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 294 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.

#16,061 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#15,492 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
294
born since 1985
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%10.4%
Ambriel vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ambriel's 294 recorded births place it above 77.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Ambriel compares

294 45th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Ambriel's all-time total is 22% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ambriel Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 294 376 567,345
Peak-year births 26 21 19,840

Ambriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Ambriel splits its recorded history at 2006: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Ambriel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
26
Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
051015202530 19851995199920032008201220182025 5

Ambriel by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (107 births, 36% of the file).

2000s was Ambriel's strongest decade.

107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Ambriel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 107 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Ambriel by state

Where Ambriel concentrates geographically, total births since 1985

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ambriel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.7%
Texas share of Ambriel's total US births 1.7%

5 of 294 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ambriel?
Since 1985, Social Security records show 294 babies named Ambriel. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #16,061 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #15,492 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1996, with 26 births.
Where does Ambriel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ambriel ranks #16,061 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,492 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ambriel most popular?
Ambriel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Ambriel most popular?
The top states for the name Ambriel are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Ambriel been used?
The SSA has tracked Ambriel since 1985 -- 41 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Ambriel?
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.

What to do with Ambriel's data

  • Ambriel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Ambriels (5 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.

Keep exploring Ambriel

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ambriel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1985–2025 (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 Ambriel 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.