Ambrose is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Ambrose is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #735 among boys (358) and #15,084 among girls (5) — overall #1,474 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 363 | 363 | #15,084 | #735 |
| 2024 | 356 | 356 | #12,246 | #739 |
| 2023 | 331 | 331 | #9,026 | #788 |
| 2022 | 370 | 370 | #15,459 | #721 |
| 2021 | 411 | 411 | #10,347 | #672 |
| 2020 | 281 | 281 | — | #818 |
| 2019 | 228 | 228 | #13,937 | #961 |
| 2018 | 118 | 118 | — | #1,465 |
| 2017 | 97 | 97 | — | #1,630 |
| 2016 | 97 | 97 | — | #1,641 |
| 2015 | 101 | 101 | — | #1,588 |
| 2014 | 89 | 89 | — | #1,701 |
| 2013 | 95 | 95 | — | #1,613 |
| 2012 | 75 | 75 | — | #1,909 |
| 2011 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,284 |
| 2010 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,188 |
| 2009 | 53 | 53 | — | #2,402 |
| 2008 | 67 | 67 | — | #2,062 |
| 2007 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,236 |
| 2006 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,178 |
| 2005 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,328 |
| 2004 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,316 |
| 2003 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,474 |
| 2002 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,404 |
| 2001 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,416 |
| 2000 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,331 |
| 1999 | 29 | 29 | — | #2,867 |
| 1998 | 29 | 29 | — | #2,787 |
| 1997 | 35 | — | — | #2,349 |
| 1996 | 28 | — | — | #2,683 |
| 1995 | 30 | — | — | #2,506 |
| 1994 | 26 | — | — | #2,769 |
| 1993 | 40 | — | — | #2,009 |
| 1992 | 34 | — | — | #2,215 |
| 1991 | 45 | — | — | #1,768 |
| 1990 | 41 | — | — | #1,870 |
| 1989 | 36 | — | — | #1,993 |
| 1988 | 41 | — | — | #1,706 |
| 1987 | 41 | — | — | #1,655 |
| 1986 | 40 | — | — | #1,617 |
| 1985 | 40 | — | — | #1,594 |
| 1984 | 25 | — | — | #2,098 |
| 1983 | 37 | — | — | #1,594 |
| 1982 | 28 | — | — | #1,930 |
| 1981 | 36 | — | — | #1,629 |
| 1980 | 36 | — | — | #1,621 |
| 1979 | 37 | — | — | #1,570 |
| 1978 | 31 | — | — | #1,721 |
| 1977 | 35 | — | — | #1,571 |
| 1976 | 26 | — | — | #1,874 |
| 1975 | 44 | — | — | #1,304 |
| 1974 | 29 | — | — | #1,660 |
| 1973 | 28 | — | — | #1,654 |
| 1972 | 33 | — | — | #1,474 |
| 1971 | 32 | — | — | #1,528 |
| 1970 | 28 | — | — | #1,616 |
| 1969 | 25 | — | — | #1,642 |
| 1968 | 47 | — | — | #1,083 |
| 1967 | 22 | — | — | #1,654 |
| 1966 | 28 | — | — | #1,450 |
| 1965 | 43 | — | — | #1,144 |
| 1964 | 49 | — | — | #1,082 |
| 1963 | 39 | — | — | #1,239 |
| 1962 | 57 | — | — | #1,013 |
| 1961 | 39 | — | — | #1,262 |
| 1960 | 51 | — | — | #1,083 |
| 1959 | 44 | — | — | #1,172 |
| 1958 | 51 | — | — | #1,071 |
| 1957 | 46 | — | — | #1,130 |
| 1956 | 47 | — | — | #1,106 |
| 1955 | 49 | — | — | #1,075 |
| 1954 | 63 | — | — | #933 |
| 1953 | 55 | — | — | #966 |
| 1952 | 56 | — | — | #953 |
| 1951 | 46 | — | — | #1,052 |
| 1950 | 37 | — | — | #1,182 |
| 1949 | 47 | — | — | #1,013 |
| 1948 | 64 | — | — | #853 |
| 1947 | 59 | — | — | #906 |
| 1946 | 45 | — | — | #1,019 |
| 1945 | 46 | — | — | #954 |
| 1944 | 66 | — | — | #769 |
| 1943 | 83 | — | — | #703 |
| 1942 | 85 | — | — | #699 |
| 1941 | 47 | — | — | #925 |
| 1940 | 64 | — | — | #770 |
| 1939 | 55 | — | — | #818 |
| 1938 | 67 | — | — | #749 |
| 1937 | 63 | — | — | #772 |
| 1936 | 79 | — | — | #660 |
| 1935 | 80 | — | — | #663 |
| 1934 | 74 | — | — | #708 |
| 1933 | 84 | — | — | #632 |
| 1932 | 104 | — | — | #581 |
| 1931 | 72 | — | — | #718 |
| 1930 | 104 | — | — | #591 |
| 1929 | 104 | — | — | #591 |
| 1928 | 123 | — | — | #548 |
| 1927 | 111 | — | — | #589 |
| 1926 | 155 | — | — | #482 |
| 1925 | 165 | — | — | #467 |
| 1924 | 166 | — | — | #479 |
| 1923 | 158 | — | — | #485 |
| 1922 | 170 | — | — | #472 |
| 1921 | 195 | — | — | #437 |
| 1920 | 209 | — | — | #406 |
| 1919 | 187 | — | — | #431 |
| 1918 | 192 | — | — | #420 |
| 1917 | 199 | — | — | #403 |
| 1916 | 179 | — | — | #418 |
| 1915 | 187 | — | — | #394 |
| 1914 | 147 | — | — | #392 |
| 1913 | 122 | — | — | #381 |
| 1912 | 98 | — | — | #388 |
| 1911 | 42 | — | — | #452 |
| 1910 | 48 | — | — | #370 |
| 1909 | 41 | — | — | #372 |
| 1908 | 25 | — | — | #499 |
| 1907 | 27 | — | — | #448 |
| 1906 | 33 | — | — | #363 |
| 1905 | 24 | — | — | #452 |
| 1904 | 34 | — | — | #344 |
| 1903 | 32 | — | — | #340 |
| 1902 | 26 | — | — | #389 |
| 1901 | 35 | — | — | #294 |
| 1900 | 47 | — | — | #305 |
| 1899 | 28 | — | — | #337 |
| 1898 | 43 | — | — | #274 |
| 1897 | 37 | — | — | #299 |
| 1896 | 42 | — | — | #282 |
| 1895 | 38 | — | — | #289 |
| 1894 | 34 | — | — | #298 |
| 1893 | 52 | — | — | #239 |
| 1892 | 31 | — | — | #335 |
| 1891 | 27 | — | — | #325 |
| 1890 | 37 | — | — | #283 |
| 1889 | 27 | — | — | #338 |
| 1888 | 41 | — | — | #280 |
| 1887 | 29 | — | — | #307 |
| 1886 | 30 | — | — | #311 |
| 1885 | 32 | — | — | #299 |
| 1884 | 36 | — | — | #288 |
| 1883 | 36 | — | — | #275 |
| 1882 | 38 | — | — | #277 |
| 1881 | 43 | — | — | #233 |
| 1880 | 32 | — | — | #291 |