Ambrosia

Recorded 1900–2025 · United States

Ambrosia was most popular in 1981, when 65 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,751 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,700 people named Ambrosia.

Most popular in1981

Rank that year#2,751

Births that year65

Total since 18801,700

Given to100% girls

Ambrosia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ambrosia’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ambrosia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ambrosia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,700 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ambrosia

Where Ambrosia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org