Girl’s name · French

Ambre

How to say it: AHNBR · /ˈɑ̃bʁ/

From French 'ambre' meaning 'amber' - gemstone name popular in France since the 1980s.

Ambre was the 449th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 0 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1980s, 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

#449for girls in 2025
1 in 4,846US babies
0born in 2025
#475projected for 2030
1980sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Ambre
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#449
Babies born in 20250
Share of births1 in 4,846
Peak decade1980s
Change over 10 years−35%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#475
In France, 2025#4 among girls’ names, 2,805 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Ambre peaked in the 1980s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 17 per million births, 1980s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Amby

Honouring a Ambre in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ambre is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.

In France: #4 for girls in 2025.

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