Ambar
How to say it: AHM-bar · /ˈɑmbɑr/
Spanish 'ambar' for 'amber'; also Sanskrit 'ambar' for 'sky' - luminous cross-cultural name.
Ambar was the 449th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 108 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 35% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #475 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #449 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 108 |
| Share of births | 1 in 4,846 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | −35% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #475 |
| In France, 2025 | #4 among girls’ names, 0 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Ambar has never gone out of use: even its quietest decade kept at least a quarter of its peak.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ambar is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, Hindi, Spanish.
In France: #4 for girls in 2025.
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