Ambar
A girls’ name of Arabic/Sanskrit origin, meaning amber; the fossilized resin.
Ambar by the numbers
In 2025, 15 babies in England and Wales were named Ambar. In the US, 67 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 88 babies in 1981, making it a 1980s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ambar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Amberamber gemstone; fossilized tree resin302 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amarlong-lived or immortal55 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ambamother; divine mother4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amaragrace, beauty, eternal449 in England and Wales (2025)
- Abrarpious or righteous ones27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amourlove48 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Ambar
Names that are said the same way as Ambar, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Ambreamber; fossilized resin5 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean wealth
Like Ambar, each of these has wealth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maddoxfortunate, beneficent; son of Madoc3,119 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Margaretpearl; precious gem2,242 in the US (2017)
- Maggiepearl; a form of Margaret271 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gemmagem or jewel1,241 in the US (2017)
- Margotpearl1,230 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Ambar
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