Ambrose Name Popularity

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How popular is Ambrose?

In 2018 the uncommon name Ambrose, ranked the 1,480th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Ambrose is currently less popular.

Position 233, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1881.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1920 with 209 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Ambrose in any given year was 22 in 1967.

Approximately during the years 1885-1888, 1889-1893, 1907-1915, and 2003-2006, the name Ambrose took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1928-1931.

The popularity trend for Ambrose has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Ambrose has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Ambrose?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Ambrose is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Ambrose (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		116	1,480
2017		96	1,637
2016		97	1,639
2015		101	1,582
2014		89	1,698
2013		95	1,611
2012		75	1,907
2011		56	2,281
2010		59	2,210
2009		53	2,401
2008		67	2,061
2007		59	2,236
2006		59	2,177
2005		50	2,326
2004		48	2,345
2003		42	2,473
2002		42	2,401
2001		25	3,413
2000		41	2,330
1999		29	2,865
1998		29	2,784
1997		35	2,349
1996		28	2,682
1995		30	2,505
1994		26	2,766
1993		40	2,009
1992		34	2,215
1991		45	1,767
1990		41	1,870
1989		36	1,994
1988		41	1,706
1987		41	1,654
1986		40	1,616
1985		39	1,612
1984		25	2,099
1983		37	1,596
1982		28	1,930
1981		36	1,629
1980		36	1,619
1979		37	1,569
1978		31	1,721
1977		35	1,572
1976		26	1,874
1975		44	1,303
1974		29	1,662
1973		28	1,654
1972		33	1,474
1971		32	1,529
1970		28	1,617
1969		25	1,639
1968		47	1,081
1967		22	1,652
1966		28	1,448
1965		43	1,142
1964		49	1,081
1963		39	1,238
1962		58	1,007
1961		38	1,281
1960		51	1,085
1959		44	1,169
1958		51	1,070
1957		45	1,145
1956		47	1,106
1955		50	1,066
1954		63	932
1953		55	966
1952		56	953
1951		46	1,053
1950		37	1,182
1949		47	1,013
1948		64	853
1947		59	906
1946		45	1,019
1945		46	953
1944		66	769
1943		83	703
1942		85	699
1941		47	925
1940		64	769
1939		55	818
1938		67	750
1937		63	772
1936		79	660
1935		80	663
1934		74	708
1933		84	632
1932		104	580
1931		72	717
1930		104	590
1929		104	592
1928		123	548
1927		111	589
1926		155	482
1925		165	468
1924		166	479
1923		158	485
1922		170	473
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

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.