Girls' name · since 1900
Ambrosia
Ambrosia has 1,700 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,976 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,700
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ambrosia is the #10976 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,700 recorded since 1900.
Ambrosia has 1,700 recorded births among girls since 1900, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10976 as of the latest data, more common than 37% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #5,254 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,976 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,700 born since 1900
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ambrosia ranks #5,254 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,976 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,700 born since 1900, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,976 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,700
- born since 1900
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ambrosia's 1,700 recorded births place it above 92.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ambrosia compares
1,700 Top 25% higher than 75% of 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
Ambrosia's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ambrosia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,700 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ambrosia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ambrosia's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 65, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ambrosia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Ambrosia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (514 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Ambrosia's strongest decade.
514 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Ambrosia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s 24
1920s
24 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1970s 67
1970s
67 births
- 1980s
1980s
503 births
- 1990s
1990s
514 births
- 2000s
2000s
344 births
- 2010s 150
2010s
150 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 514 births (30% of all-time use).
How Ambrosia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ambrosia's total volume
Ambrosia by state
Where Ambrosia concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 132 | 7.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 115 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Colorado | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 12 | 0.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Washington | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
132 of 1,700 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Ambrosia appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ambrosia's data
- Ambrosia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (514 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ambrosias (132 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ambrosia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Ambrosia 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.