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Ambrose

/ˈæmbɹoʊz/ · 100% boys · #735 in the US for boys, 2025

Ambrose has been given to about 10,911 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈæmbɹoʊz/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,180
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ambrose per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 411
  • Born in 2025363
  • All time10,911
  • England & Wales, 2025#893 · 36

How popular is Ambrose?

Ambrose ranks 735th among American boys in 2025, with 363 born that year. Its best year was 2021, when 411 babies were given the name, ranking 672nd. The typical living American called Ambrose is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Dakota, where it accounts for 0.08% of births.

Names that sound like Ambrose

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Mose0.63
  2. Alphonse0.59
  3. Amare0.57
  4. Jose0.52
  5. Amos0.53
  6. Antone0.51
  7. Andre0.46
  8. Tyrese0.47

Middle names for Ambrose

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ambrose Paul0.83
  2. Ambrose John0.83
  3. Ambrose Blake0.82
  4. Ambrose Wade0.82
  5. Ambrose Ross0.82
  6. Ambrose Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Ambrose

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Soleither · 0.97
  2. Theodorasister · 0.96
  3. Forestbrother · 0.94
  4. Vedasister · 0.94
  5. Rosaliasister · 0.94
  6. Merritteither · 0.94

Where Ambrose is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. North Dakota0.08%
  2. New Hampshire0.06%
  3. Kansas0.04%
  4. Nebraska0.04%
  5. Idaho0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ambrose White0.78
  2. Ambrose Nguyen0.78
  3. Ambrose Moore0.78
  4. Ambrose Hill0.78
  5. Ambrose Hall0.78
  6. Ambrose Brown0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ambrose

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ambrose across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.