Ambar
Girl · AM-bar · Arabic
Ambar is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “amber”. In 2025 it ranked 1,961st for girls in the UK (15 babies) and 1,844th for girls in the US (108 babies).
What does Ambar mean?
Arabic: via Spanish ambar; also Hindi ambar, 'sky'
“amber”
The English word amber comes from the same Arabic word, which first meant ambergris.
- Say it
- AM-bar
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Is Ambar a girl's or a boy's name?
Ambar is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls in the UK and 108 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ambar in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,961among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 193% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the UK were named Ambar, making it the 1,961st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,110th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 20 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ambar in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 368 girls in the UK were given Ambar or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #173, up from #1,961 for this spelling alone.
- Amber 353
- Ambar 15
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,892nd in England and Wales.
Ambar in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,961 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,592 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,658 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,454 |
| 2012 | 7 | #3,471 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Ambar in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,844among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 108about 1 in 15,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 68% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 108 girls in the US were named Ambar, making it the 1,844th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,966th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 123 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Ambar in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 684 girls in the US were given Ambar or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #465, up from #1,844 for this spelling alone.
- Amber 576
- Ambar 108
Ambar in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 108 | #1,844 |
| 2024 | 123 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 92 | #2,090 |
| 2022 | 76 | #2,404 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,892 |
| 2020 | 54 | #2,966 |
| 2019 | 67 | #2,593 |
| 2018 | 71 | #2,478 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2,597 |
| 2016 | 47 | #3,379 |
| 2015 | 63 | #2,773 |
| 2014 | 55 | #3,039 |
| 2013 | 52 | #3,122 |
| 2012 | 46 | #3,463 |
| 2011 | 50 | #3,266 |
| 2010 | 50 | #3,255 |
| 2009 | 68 | #2,671 |
| 2008 | 58 | #2,994 |
| 2007 | 67 | #2,710 |
| 2006 | 71 | #2,555 |
| 2005 | 55 | #2,931 |
| 2004 | 49 | #3,123 |
| 2003 | 73 | #2,298 |
| 2002 | 54 | #2,776 |
| 2001 | 82 | #2,044 |
| 2000 | 55 | #2,668 |
| 1999 | 53 | #2,637 |
| 1998 | 62 | #2,276 |
| 1997 | 82 | #1,813 |
| 1996 | 67 | #2,056 |
| 1995 | 87 | #1,680 |
| 1994 | 74 | #1,900 |
| 1993 | 70 | #1,980 |
| 1992 | 60 | #2,215 |
| 1991 | 78 | #1,812 |
| 1990 | 61 | #2,123 |
| 1989 | 73 | #1,814 |
| 1988 | 60 | #1,982 |
| 1987 | 80 | #1,569 |
| 1986 | 53 | #2,024 |
| 1985 | 34 | #2,748 |
| 1984 | 46 | #2,148 |
| 1983 | 73 | #1,531 |
| 1982 | 81 | #1,474 |
| 1981 | 88 | #1,396 |
| 1980 | 27 | #3,134 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
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