Boy or Girl

Is Ambar a boy or girl name?

Ambar is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 122 girls and 0 boys were named Ambar, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 2,921 US babies named Ambar were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#1,670
Babies named Ambar since 1979
2,921
Most popular year
2024
122 babies
Babies named Ambar each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Ambar from 1979 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.050100150200198020002020

Boys and girls named Ambar, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s06100%
1980s561599.2%
1990s0694100%
2000s0632100%
2010s0568100%
2020s0401100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–122#1,670
20230–92#2,088
20220–76#2,402
20210–58#2,890
20200–53#3,016
20190–67#2,599
20180–71#2,480
20170–67#2,601
20160–47#3,382
20150–63#2,776
20140–55#3,043
20130–52#3,126
20120–46#3,468
20110–50#3,269
20100–50#3,257
20090–68#2,674
20080–58#2,996
20070–67#2,712
20060–71#2,557
20050–55#2,935
20040–49#3,130
20030–73#2,301
20020–54#2,783
20010–82#2,047
20000–55#2,675
19990–53#2,643
19980–62#2,281
19970–82#1,816
19960–67#2,058
19950–87#1,684
19940–74#1,905
19930–70#1,986
19920–60#2,221
19910–78#1,818
19900–61#2,128
19890–73#1,818
19880–60#1,986
19870–80#1,571
19860–53#2,025
19850–34#2,751
19840–46#2,150
19830–73#1,531
19820–81#1,474
19810–88#1,397
19805#6,28927#3,137
19790–6#9,051

Highest rank

As a boy name, Ambar reached #6,289 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #1,397 in 1981. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.