#7412024 rank
2021peak year
10,147babies named Ambrose since 1880
▲ +55%5-year trend
Ambrose popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Ambrose mean?
From Latin Ambrosius, from Greek ambrosios 'immortal', related to ambrosia, the food of the gods. Saint Ambrose, a fourth-century bishop of Milan, spread its fame.
OriginLatin
Syllables3
Genderboy
Styleclassic, mythic
Names like Ambrose
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Famous Ambroses
- Ambrose Bierce, writer
Spellings & variants
AmbrosioAmbroise
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