How Many People Are Named Ambrosia?
An estimated 1,575 people in the United States have the first name Ambrosia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Ambrosia peaked in popularity in 1981 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ambrosia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ambrosia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,575
About 1 in 217,622 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1981
65 births
Total Registered
1,692
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ambrosia
Ambrosia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,692 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ambrosia as a female name
Ranked #11,131 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1981 (65 births)
Ambrosia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ambrosia span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 514 babies were registered. Ambrosia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ambrosia by Decade
How has Ambrosia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ambrosia by State
Birth registrations for Ambrosia span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Colorado. The lowest are in New Mexico, Michigan, Washington. On average, about 34 Ambrosias were registered per state.
Ambrosia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ambrosia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ambrosia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ambrosia?
We estimate approximately 1,575 people named Ambrosia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 217,622 Americans share this first name.
Is Ambrosia a common name?
Ambrosia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,692 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ambrosia most popular?
Ambrosia reached peak popularity in 1981, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ambrosia is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ambrosia a female name?
Ambrosia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ambrosia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ambrosia Smith, Ambrosia Johnson, Ambrosia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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