Ambrose
Ambrose is a distinctive choice, ranked #873 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Ambrose in their class.
About the Name Ambrose
Ambrose is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 328 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #890 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ambrose is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Ambrose in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #741, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Ambrose
- Curtly Ambrose — Sir Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose KCN is an Antiguan former cricketer who played 98 Test matches for the West Indies.
- Ambrose — Ambrose of Milan (Latin: Aurelius Ambrosius; c. 339 – 4 April 397), canonized as Saint Ambrose, was a theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397.
- Ambrose Akinmusire — Ambrose Olusiji Akinmusire is an American avant-garde jazz trumpeter and composer.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ambrose
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ambrose
Almost certainly the only Ambrose in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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