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Ambrose

Pronounced /ˈæmbɹoʊz/

Rank in 2024
#744
Born in 2024
345
Peak year
2021 · #671
Origin
Ancient Greek

1880 to 2024

Rising
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 345 boys were named Ambrose, about 1 in every 4,972.
  • It peaked in 2021 with 402 babies, ranked #671.
  • It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
  • 10,503 boys have been named Ambrose since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Ambrose per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. 0.2
    Greatest
  2. <0.1
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
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    Gen Z
  7. 0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 3,007 babies, 0.18 per 1,000. Silent: 1,400 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Boomers: 944 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen X: 524 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 568 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 771 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 2,529 babies, 0.12 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

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

  • A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Origin
Ancient Greek
Say it
/ˈæmbɹoʊz/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Ambrose, CC BY-SA 4.0.