Ambrose

What Ambrose means

Means “immortal, divine”

From Latin saints' name Ambrosius, from Ancient Greek ἀμβρόσιος (ambrósios, “immortal, divine”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Ambrose” (revision 93602153), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Ambrose?

US: Rising: up from #1588 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #1902 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 1893, when 52 boys got the name (#239 that year). First in the US records in 1880.

How common

• About 1 in 4,771 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 7,554 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in ND (1.49 per 1,000 boys), NH (1.11 per 1,000 boys), KS (0.71 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Ambrose is #735 in the US and #873 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 98.6% of US babies named Ambrose were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Ambros5 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Ambrose

Boys

• Niko#325Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1962, with 5 babies
• Theo#82Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #405 in 2015, #82 in 2025
• Theodore#4Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025
• Leon#138“lion”^*
• Evander#698“good man”^*
• Adonis#241Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #698 in 2015, #241 in 2025

For a sister

• Iris#61“rainbow”^*
• Theodora#725“God s Gift”^*
• Ophelia#264possibly “help, aid, succour”^*
• Cleo#577Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,743 in 2015, #577 in 2025
• Rhea#639Editor’s note Up from #994 in 2015 to #639 in 2025 in the US
• Elena#42Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #106 in 2015, #42 in 2025. 5 letters, starting with a vowel

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Greek, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Ambrose’s. Rank is US 2025.