Given name & surname
Ambar
“resembling the jewel; a warm honey color”
In English use, Ambar is a variant of Amber. One French interpretation is “resembling the jewel; a warm honey color.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Ambar is a variant of Amber. One French interpretation is “resembling the jewel; a warm honey color.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Ambar is a variant of Amber. An origin associated with Amber is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Ambar is a variant of Amber. The history of Amber gives this family its wider story. Amber began appearing as a given name toward the end of the nineteenth century. Kathleen Winsor’s 1944 novel Forever Amber later helped bring it wider attention.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Ambar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,031
- 5 boys · 3,026 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 123 babies
- 2025
- 108
- #1,844 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +49%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 108 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,844 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 49.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (20). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,363 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ambar’s family of names
In English usage, Ambar has a related form in Amber. In English usage, Ambar has a related form in Amber. In Hindi usage, Ambar is a Roman-alphabet rendering of अंबर.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ambar
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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