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Ambrose

Boy's name · #735 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Ambrose was #233 in 1881, slipped to #3416 by 2001, and has climbed back to #735 today. Roughly 11,000 boys have been named Ambrose since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#875 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,764 in France (2025) · #809 in Canada (2024).

Famous Ambroses

• Ambrose Bierce — American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist (1842–1914)
• Ambrose — Roman theologian and Bishop of Milan (c. 340–397)
• Ambrose Burnside — American general and politician (1824–1881)
• Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini — Former Prime Minister of Eswatini
• Ambrose Powell Hill — Confederate Army general (1825–1865)

In stories & tradition

• Ambrose Monk^it — Monk (TV series)
• Ambrose Spellman — Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series)
• Ambrose Kemper — Hello, Dolly! (musical stage work)

What Ambroses become

Among 234 notable people named Ambrose:

Lawyers & judges appear 3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ambrose Lam, Hong Kong lawyer.

Similar names: Lucius · Hampton · Blaise · Foster · Augustus · Porter

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