Boys' name · since 1880
Ambrose
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 10,868 babies named Ambrose, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,150 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #735 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,868
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ambrose currently ranks #735 among boys' names in America, with 10,868 babies recorded since 1880.
Ambrose has 10,868 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #735 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,150 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #735 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,868 born since 1880
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ambrose ranks #1,150 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #735 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,868 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,150 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #735 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,868
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ambrose's 10,868 recorded births place it above 97.47% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Ambrose compares
10,868 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ambrose's all-time total is 29x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ambrose | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,868 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 402 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ambrose's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ambrose's full recorded timeline at 1953, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1967, with just 22 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 402 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ambrose popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 402
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Ambrose popularity over time - girls
43 total births recorded since 2019 (Ambrose as girls' name)
Ambrose by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (2,075 births, 19% of the file).
2020s was Ambrose's strongest decade.
2,075 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Ambrose births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 344
1880s
344 births
- 1890s 369
1890s
369 births
- 1900s 324
1900s
324 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,401 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,556 births
- 1930s 782
1930s
782 births
- 1940s 606
1940s
606 births
- 1950s 494
1950s
494 births
- 1960s 400
1960s
400 births
- 1970s 323
1970s
323 births
- 1980s 360
1980s
360 births
- 1990s 337
1990s
337 births
- 2000s 487
2000s
487 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,010 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,075 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 2,075 births (19% of all-time use).
How Ambrose compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ambrose's total volume
Ambrose by state
Where Ambrose concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 541 | 5.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 443 | 4.1% |
| #3 | California | | 440 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 337 | 3.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 330 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 304 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 273 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 195 | 1.8% |
541 of 10,868 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Ambrose appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ambrose's data
- Pennsylvania records the most Ambroses (541 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar peak year (~2021)
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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, 1880–2025 (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 Ambrose 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.