Ambrose
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning immortal, divine.
How Ambrose has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2019 | #960 |
| 2020 | #820 |
| 2021 | #671 |
| 2022 | #720 |
| 2023 | #789 |
| 2024 | #741 |
| 2025 | #735 |
Ambrose by the numbers
In 2025, 36 babies in England and Wales were named Ambrose. In the US, 96 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 209 babies in 1920, making it a 1920s name.
At its height, in 1890, about 1 in 3,200 American boys born that year was called Ambrose.
Names that come from Ambrose
Forms of Ambrose in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that mean eternity
Like Ambrose, each of these has eternity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ericeternal ruler2,757 in the US (2017)
- Ericketernal ruler; a form of Erik or Eric1,433 in the US (2017)
- Eriketernal ruler; ever powerful895 in the US (2017)
- Cyrussun; royal name from ancient Persia729 in the US (2017)
- Kianancient or enduring263 in England and Wales (2025)
- Khalideternal; immortal; everlasting185 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean God
Like Ambrose, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Ambrose
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