The first name Amba
A girl’s name from Sanskrit.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 girls were named Amba, making it the 4,867th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2001, with 33 births (#753).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Amba with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Amba at birth, 1880–2025
In 2011, 5 girls born in the United States were named Amba, the 16,953rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1993, when 5 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Amba in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
More Sanskrit girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Amba mean?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā).
- What is the origin of the name Amba?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā).
- How popular is the name Amba?
- In 2025, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Amba, ranking 4,867th. Its peak was 2001, with 33 births.
- When was Amba most popular?
- 1993 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Amba, its highest rank at 13,536th.