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Amba

100% girls · 4 born in 2025

Amba has been registered 365 times in England and Wales since 1996. It does not appear in the American record, which publishes only names given to five or more babies in a year.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Nicknames—
Recorded in England & Wales365
Born in 20254

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Amba per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
England & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2001 · 33
  • Born in 20254
  • All time365
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Amba?

Amba was given to 4 babies in England and Wales in 2025. Its best year was 2001, with 33 registrations. The name is absent from American records, so there is no US curve to compare it against.

Names that sound like Amba

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alba0.81
  2. Amya0.75
  3. Amia0.70
  4. Amiya0.67
  5. Amaya0.59
  6. Amara0.59
  7. Amira0.59
  8. Amina0.59

Middle names for Amba

Ranked by flow score
  1. Amba Josephine0.84
  2. Amba Rose0.83
  3. Amba Louise0.83
  4. Amba June0.82
  5. Amba Pearl0.82
  6. Amba Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Amba

Names registered alongside it, on a 30-year window
  1. Yasminesister · 0.86
  2. Deborahsister · 0.85
  3. Wesleybrother · 0.85
  4. Jeremybrother · 0.85
  5. Usmanbrother · 0.84
  6. Ionasister · 0.84

In the British record

England and Wales, 1996–2025
  1. First recorded1996
  2. Peak year2001 · 33
  3. Years recorded29 of 30
  4. All time365

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Amba White0.78
  2. Amba Reyes0.78
  3. Amba Nguyen0.78
  4. Amba Moore0.78
  5. Amba Lee0.78
  6. Amba Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Amba

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. England & Wales1996–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020

Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names for England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scores on this page are explained in the methodology.