Ambrose Boy
How popular is Ambrose?
#735 boy name in 2025
358 baby boys were named Ambrose in the US in 2025, making it the 735th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Ambrose popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #735 for boys (▲ 4 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 358 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+254% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,588 in 2015, #818 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (402 boys) |
| Highest rank | #233 in 1881 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ambrose counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ambrose family of names ranked #692 for boys in 2025 (#711 the year before), with 363 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ambrose | 358 | 99% |
| Ambros | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ambrose is most popular
Babies named Ambrose per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Oregon: 0.5 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- Minnesota: 0.5 per 1,000 (60 boys)
- Colorado: 0.4 per 1,000 (55 boys)
- Kansas: 0.4 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- New Mexico: 0.4 per 1,000 (12 boys)
Ambrose by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 344 | #233 |
| 1890s | 369 | #239 |
| 1900s | 324 | #294 |
| 1910s | 1,401 | #370 |
| 1920s | 1,556 | #406 |
| 1930s | 782 | #581 |
| 1940s | 606 | #699 |
| 1950s | 494 | #932 |
| 1960s | 400 | #1,012 |
| 1970s | 323 | #1,304 |
| 1980s | 360 | #1,593 |
| 1990s | 337 | #1,762 |
| 2000s | 487 | #2,061 |
| 2010s | 1,010 | #961 |
| 2020s | 2,075 | #672 |
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Questions
- Is Ambrose a boy or girl name?
- Ambrose is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Ambrose were boys.
- How popular is the name Ambrose?
- 358 baby boys were named Ambrose in the US in 2025, making it the 735th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Ambrose most popular?
- Ambrose peaked in 2021, when 402 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #233 in 1881.
- How many people are named Ambrose?
- 10,911 babies have been named Ambrose in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,663 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
- Where is Ambrose most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ambrose was most common in Oregon, at 0.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.