Amba
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning mother; divine mother.
Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4867
4 babies
Amba by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Amba.
Its American peak was 5 babies in 1993, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Amba. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Albadawn; white472 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ambaramber; the fossilized resin15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amnasafe; secure; trustworthy34 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amaborn on Saturday11 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amlasour; emblic myrobalan fruit14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ambraamber; a form of Ambrose6 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Amba, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Amba
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