girl's name
Ambre
AHM-bruh
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 100 (France)
- Births on record 66,158
France
#3
2025 births
Ambre is a girl's name, the French word for amber, the fossilised tree resin used as a gemstone. It ranks third in France, and it is one of the most strictly French names in our records: England and Wales place it beyond 5,000.
- Ambre is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 2022, when 3,385 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 209 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1949.
Ambre over time
Births per decade in France, 1940s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 20 |
| 1960s | 35 |
| 1970s | 260 |
| 1980s | 1,390 |
| 1990s | 4,505 |
| 2000s | 17,915 |
| 2010s | 23,135 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 17,970 |
What Ambre means
Ambre means amber. It is the ordinary French word for the fossilised resin, prized as a gem for its warm color and for the insects sometimes preserved inside it, and the name carries the color as much as the material.
Where Ambre comes from
Ambre comes to French from the Latin ambar, itself borrowed from the Arabic anbar. That word originally meant ambergris, the waxy substance from sperm whales used in perfume, and only later transferred to the golden resin the two were confused with in medieval trade. The name belongs to the group of French gemstone and nature names that rose sharply from the 1980s, alongside Océane and Marine. English has the same word as Amber, which arrived in the same way through French, so Ambre and Amber are the identical noun in two languages rather than variant spellings of a name.
Ambre in use
Ambre ranks third in France, with about 2,815 births in 2025, and it is one of the clearest examples in our data of a name that has not traveled. England and Wales record it beyond 5,000 and the United States beyond 15,000, while the English form Amber is common in both. The border here is linguistic rather than cultural: the same word, chosen in one language and not the other.
How popular is Ambre?
In 2025, Ambre was given to 2,815 babies in France, ranking #3 that year. It is one of the most popular names in France.
Where Ambre is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ambre
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ambre also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ambre over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Ambre in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Ambre
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ambre — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ambre
What does the name Ambre mean?
Ambre means "amber" — it is the French word for the fossilised resin used as a gemstone.
Is Ambre the French version of Amber?
They are the same word in two languages, both from the Arabic anbar by way of Latin, rather than variant spellings.
How popular is Ambre?
It ranks third in France but beyond 5,000 in England and Wales, making it one of the most strictly French names in our data.
How do you pronounce Ambre?
AHM-bruh, with a nasal first syllable and a very light final r.
Is Ambre a girl's or a boy's name?
Ambre is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
Is Ambre a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ambre currently ranks #3 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.