girl's name
Ambar
- Origin Spanish
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,371
Ambar is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 108 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Ambar is a name of Spanish origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 123 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 30,698 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1979.
Ambar over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 6 |
| 1980s | 620 |
| 1990s | 694 |
| 2000s | 632 |
| 2010s | 568 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 511 |
How popular is Ambar?
In 2025, Ambar was given to 108 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ambar is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ambar
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ambar also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ambar over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ambar
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ambar — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ambar
How popular is the name Ambar?
In 2025, Ambar was given to 108 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ambar a girl's or a boy's name?
Ambar is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ambar most popular?
Ambar peaked in 2024, when 123 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ambar a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ambar currently ranks #1,047 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.