Is Ambrose a boy or girl name?
Ambrose is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 7 girls and 345 boys were named Ambrose, so 2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 10,541 US babies named Ambrose were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #741
- Girl rank, 2024
- #12,206
- Babies named Ambrose since 1880
- 10,541
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 411 babies
Boys and girls named Ambrose, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 344 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 369 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 324 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,401 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,556 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 782 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 606 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 494 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 400 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 323 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 360 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 337 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 487 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,009 | 6 | 0.6% |
| 2020s | 1,711 | 32 | 1.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 345 | #741 | 7 | #12,206 |
| 2023 | 320 | #788 | 11 | #9,017 |
| 2022 | 364 | #721 | 5 | #15,445 |
| 2021 | 402 | #670 | 9 | #10,341 |
| 2020 | 280 | #820 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 222 | #961 | 6 | #13,930 |
| 2018 | 118 | #1,465 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 96 | #1,643 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 97 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 101 | #1,588 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 89 | #1,701 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 95 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 75 | #1,909 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 56 | #2,284 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,188 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,402 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 67 | #2,062 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 59 | #2,236 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 59 | #2,177 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 50 | #2,328 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 49 | #2,316 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 42 | #2,474 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 42 | #2,404 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,416 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,331 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,867 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,787 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 35 | #2,349 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 28 | #2,683 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,505 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 26 | #2,768 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,009 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,215 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 45 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,870 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 36 | #1,993 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 41 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 41 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 40 | #1,617 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 40 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 25 | #2,098 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,595 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 36 | #1,629 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 36 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 31 | #1,721 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 35 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,874 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 44 | #1,304 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 29 | #1,660 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 28 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 33 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 32 | #1,528 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,616 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,642 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 47 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 22 | #1,654 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 28 | #1,450 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 43 | #1,144 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 49 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 39 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 57 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 39 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 51 | #1,083 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 44 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 51 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 46 | #1,130 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 47 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 49 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 63 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 55 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 56 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 46 | #1,053 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 37 | #1,182 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 47 | #1,013 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 64 | #853 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 59 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 45 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 46 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 66 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 83 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 85 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 47 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 64 | #770 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 55 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 67 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 63 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 79 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 80 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 74 | #708 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 84 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 104 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 72 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 104 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 104 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 123 | #548 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 111 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 155 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 165 | #467 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 166 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 158 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 170 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 195 | #437 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 209 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 187 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 192 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 199 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 179 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 187 | #394 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 147 | #392 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 122 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 98 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 42 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 48 | #370 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 41 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 25 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 27 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 33 | #363 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 24 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 34 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 32 | #340 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 26 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 35 | #294 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 47 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 28 | #337 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 43 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 37 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 42 | #282 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 38 | #289 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 34 | #298 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 52 | #239 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 31 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 27 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 37 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 27 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 41 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 29 | #307 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 30 | #311 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 32 | #299 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 36 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 36 | #275 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 38 | #277 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 43 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 32 | #291 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ambrose reached #233 in 1881. As a girl name, it reached #9,017 in 2023. 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.
Names spelled like Ambrose
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.