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Ambar

Ambar: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“amber”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
AHM-bar · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Ambar is the Spanish form of Ámbar, from Arabic ʿanbar, the source of the word amber. It is used as a given name in Spanish-speaking communities.

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How popular is Ambar?

202437.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ambar in 2024122

2024 rank#1,674 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18802,921

Ambar is rising: use over the last five years is 1.7× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Ambar

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Laylanight · Arabic
  • Lylanight · Arabic
  • Aaliyahexalted, rising · Arabic
  • Amiraprincess; commander · Arabic
  • Lilahnight · Arabic
  • Lilanight · Arabic
  • Nylaattainer; successful · Arabic
  • Zarablooming flower · Arabic

Ambar questions

What does the name Ambar mean?

Ambar means "amber". It comes from Arabic. Ambar is the Spanish form of Ámbar, from Arabic ʿanbar, the source of the word amber. It is used as a given name in Spanish-speaking communities.

Is Ambar a boy or girl name?

Ambar is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ambar?

122 US babies were named Ambar in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Ambar?

Ambar is usually pronounced AHM-bar.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.