Ambrose
- #14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births
- #735 for boys in 2025, 358 births
- Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1881 · 43 births
- Debut · boys
- 32 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 10,868since 1880
Ambrose over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Ambrose has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | #735 | 358 |
| 2024 | #12,161 | 7 | #739 | 349 |
| 2023 | #8,989 | 11 | #788 | 320 |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #721 | 365 |
| 2021 | #10,292 | 9 | #672 | 402 |
| 2020 | — | #818 | 281 | |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | #961 | 222 |
| 2018 | — | #1,465 | 118 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,630 | 97 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,641 | 97 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,588 | 101 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,701 | 89 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,613 | 95 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,909 | 75 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,284 | 56 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,187 | 60 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,401 | 53 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,062 | 67 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,235 | 59 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,176 | 59 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,325 | 50 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,316 | 49 | |
| 2003 | — | #2,470 | 42 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,403 | 42 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,410 | 25 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,330 | 41 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,865 | 29 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,782 | 29 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,347 | 35 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,679 | 28 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,500 | 30 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,766 | 26 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,007 | 40 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,214 | 34 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,768 | 45 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,870 | 41 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,993 | 36 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,706 | 41 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,655 | 41 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,617 | 40 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,594 | 40 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,098 | 25 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,594 | 37 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,929 | 28 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,629 | 36 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,619 | 36 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,570 | 37 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,718 | 31 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,571 | 35 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,873 | 26 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,304 | 44 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,659 | 29 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,653 | 28 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,473 | 33 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,526 | 32 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,615 | 28 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,642 | 25 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,083 | 47 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,652 | 22 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,450 | 28 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,144 | 43 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,082 | 49 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,238 | 39 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,013 | 57 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,262 | 39 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,083 | 51 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,172 | 44 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,071 | 51 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,130 | 46 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,106 | 47 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,075 | 49 | |
| 1954 | — | #933 | 63 | |
| 1953 | — | #966 | 55 | |
| 1952 | — | #953 | 56 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,052 | 46 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,181 | 37 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,013 | 47 | |
| 1948 | — | #852 | 64 | |
| 1947 | — | #906 | 59 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,019 | 45 | |
| 1945 | — | #954 | 46 | |
| 1944 | — | #769 | 66 | |
| 1943 | — | #703 | 83 | |
| 1942 | — | #699 | 85 | |
| 1941 | — | #925 | 47 | |
| 1940 | — | #770 | 64 | |
| 1939 | — | #818 | 55 | |
| 1938 | — | #749 | 67 | |
| 1937 | — | #771 | 63 | |
| 1936 | — | #660 | 79 | |
| 1935 | — | #663 | 80 | |
| 1934 | — | #708 | 74 | |
| 1933 | — | #632 | 84 | |
| 1932 | — | #581 | 104 | |
| 1931 | — | #717 | 72 | |
| 1930 | — | #591 | 104 | |
| 1929 | — | #591 | 104 | |
| 1928 | — | #547 | 123 | |
| 1927 | — | #589 | 111 | |
| 1926 | — | #482 | 155 | |
| 1925 | — | #467 | 165 | |
| 1924 | — | #479 | 166 | |
| 1923 | — | #485 | 158 | |
| 1922 | — | #472 | 170 | |
| 1921 | — | #437 | 195 | |
| 1920 | — | #406 | 209 | |
| 1919 | — | #431 | 187 | |
| 1918 | — | #420 | 192 | |
| 1917 | — | #403 | 199 | |
| 1916 | — | #418 | 179 | |
| 1915 | — | #393 | 187 | |
| 1914 | — | #392 | 147 | |
| 1913 | — | #381 | 122 | |
| 1912 | — | #388 | 98 | |
| 1911 | — | #452 | 42 | |
| 1910 | — | #370 | 48 | |
| 1909 | — | #371 | 41 | |
| 1908 | — | #499 | 25 | |
| 1907 | — | #448 | 27 | |
| 1906 | — | #363 | 33 | |
| 1905 | — | #452 | 24 | |
| 1904 | — | #344 | 34 | |
| 1903 | — | #340 | 32 | |
| 1902 | — | #388 | 26 | |
| 1901 | — | #294 | 35 | |
| 1900 | — | #305 | 47 | |
| 1899 | — | #336 | 28 | |
| 1898 | — | #274 | 43 | |
| 1897 | — | #299 | 37 | |
| 1896 | — | #282 | 42 | |
| 1895 | — | #289 | 38 | |
| 1894 | — | #298 | 34 | |
| 1893 | — | #239 | 52 | |
| 1892 | — | #335 | 31 | |
| 1891 | — | #325 | 27 | |
| 1890 | — | #282 | 37 | |
| 1889 | — | #338 | 27 | |
| 1888 | — | #280 | 41 | |
| 1887 | — | #307 | 29 | |
| 1886 | — | #311 | 30 | |
| 1885 | — | #298 | 32 | |
| 1884 | — | #288 | 36 | |
| 1883 | — | #275 | 36 | |
| 1882 | — | #277 | 38 | |
| 1881 | — | #233 | 43 | |
| 1880 | — | #291 | 32 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ambrose was already there! It came in at #291, and was given to 32 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1966–1967, when fewer than 29 boys a year got the name.
Where Ambrose is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- North Dakota#226 · 1 in 671
- New Hampshire#230 · 1 in 901
- Kansas#352 · 1 in 1,405
- Nebraska#377 · 1 in 1,470
- Idaho#435 · 1 in 1,726
Best ever in a state: #106 in Rhode Island, 1924.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #226 | 5 | 1 in 671 |
| New Hampshire | #230 | 5 | 1 in 901 |
| Kansas | #352 | 10 | 1 in 1,405 |
| Nebraska | #377 | 6 | 1 in 1,470 |
| Idaho | #435 | 5 | 1 in 1,726 |
| Wisconsin | #437 | 11 | 1 in 2,130 |
| Minnesota | #446 | 12 | 1 in 2,042 |
| Indiana | #483 | 14 | 1 in 2,262 |
| Connecticut | #498 | 5 | 1 in 2,641 |
| Arizona | #527 | 13 | 1 in 2,517 |
| Oregon | #529 | 6 | 1 in 2,510 |
| Michigan | #540 | 15 | 1 in 2,680 |
| Missouri | #559 | 10 | 1 in 2,781 |
| Iowa | #571 | 5 | 1 in 2,766 |
| Illinois | #606 | 15 | 1 in 3,303 |
| South Carolina | #608 | 7 | 1 in 3,028 |
| Virginia | #627 | 11 | 1 in 3,387 |
| Ohio | #650 | 14 | 1 in 3,752 |
| Pennsylvania | #662 | 13 | 1 in 4,020 |
| Colorado | #680 | 7 | 1 in 3,836 |
| Washington | #684 | 9 | 1 in 3,644 |
| Massachusetts | #690 | 6 | 1 in 4,504 |
| California | #731 | 36 | 1 in 4,874 |
| Louisiana | #775 | 5 | 1 in 3,826 |
| Texas | #778 | 35 | 1 in 5,001 |
| Tennessee | #842 | 7 | 1 in 5,253 |
| New Jersey | #915 | 6 | 1 in 6,628 |
| Georgia | #919 | 9 | 1 in 5,580 |
| North Carolina | #936 | 8 | 1 in 6,434 |
| New York | #1,202 | 9 | 1 in 9,380 |
| Florida | #1,256 | 9 | 1 in 10,615 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ambrose
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 83 spots since 2020 (#818 → #735)
- Biggest jump: 504 spots in 2019
- Biggest drop: 185 spots in 1945
Rise & fade · boys
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #233 (43 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 78 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 78 yrs · run 1880–1945
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,160
- Highest: 1 in 2,160 boys born in 1893 were named Ambrose (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,771 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- Its best rank, #233 in 1881, was only 1 in 2,343 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 19.1% of all boys named Ambrose (2,075) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 344 | #233 (1881) | #290 |
| 1890s | 369 | #239 (1893) | #296 |
| 1900s | 324 | #294 (1901) | #380 |
| 1910s | 1,401 | #370 (1910) | #405 |
| 1920s | 1,556 | #406 (1920) | #496 |
| 1930s | 782 | #581 (1932) | #689 |
| 1940s | 606 | #699 (1942) | #861 |
| 1950s | 494 | #933 (1954) | #1,064 |
| 1960s | 400 | #1,013 (1962) | #1,265 |
| 1970s | 323 | #1,304 (1975) | #1,596 |
| 1980s | 360 | #1,594 (1985) | #1,743 |
| 1990s | 337 | #1,768 (1991) | #2,380 |
| 2000s | 487 | #2,062 (2008) | #2,413 |
| 2010s | 1,010 | #961 (2019) | #1,698 |
| 2020s | 2,075 | #672 (2021) | #746 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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