Ambrose

“Immortal, divine” — Greek, via Latin origin

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

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. Ambers is a short form of Ambrose.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 7,600 boys in England & Wales (2025).

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

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 — Monk
Ambrose Spellman — Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Ambrose Kemper — Hello, Dolly!

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 · Lucian · Augustus · Foster

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