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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Ambrose

Gender

Male

Origin

Greek
Immortal
Immortal; Saint Ambrose was a fourth-century bishop of Milan.

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ambrose

Pronunciation

a-mbro-se, am(b)-rose

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #670, 402 births); most recent 2025 (rank #735, 358 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #8980, 11 births); most recent 2025 (rank #14942, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20253585
20243457
202332011
20223645
20214029
2020280–
20192226
2018118–
201796–
201697–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #873, 36 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
202536
202433
202335
202233
202125
202020
201918
201819
201712
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #1468, 22 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1762, 16 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202316
202215
202122
202014
20197
20183
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 1974 (rank #208, 10 births); most recent 2016 (rank #713, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #371, 10 births); most recent 2022 (rank #431, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
20228
2021–
202010
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence