Recorded 1974–2006 Girls' name Peak 1989 495 births

Ambur — girls' name

495 babies named Ambur in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

495 girls have been named Ambur since 1974, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2006.

495
total births
1974–2006
years on record
1990s
peak decade
39%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Ambur was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

35 babies were named Ambur in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ambur

The Social Security Administration has registered 495 babies named Ambur between 1974 and 2006, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ambur currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ambur performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 195 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ambur shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Ambur in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ambur 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 495 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.

Ambur at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

495

Since 1974

33 years of records

Peak year

1989

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1974

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2006

Ambur popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1974

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1989)
35
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Ambur by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
195 births that decade — 39% of Ambur's all-time total
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Ambur by state

Where Ambur concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Ambur
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 2.2%
#2 Georgia
5 1.0%
#3 Michigan
5 1.0%
California share of Ambur's total US births 2.2%
Even split

11 of 495 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ambur?
495 babies have been named Ambur since 1974. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1989 with 35 births.
When was Ambur most popular?
Ambur was most popular in the 1990s decade with 195 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Ambur most popular?
The top states for the name Ambur are California (11 births), Georgia (5 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Ambur been used?
Ambur has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 33 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Ambur?
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, 1974–2006 (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.