The first name Ambika
A girl’s name from Sanskrit meaning “mother”, “good woman”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Ambika means “mother”, “good woman” in Sanskrit.
Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बिका (ambikā, “mother, good woman”).
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Ambika, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2009, with 9 births (#2,535).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ambika with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ambika at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 9 girls born in the United States were named Ambika, the 10,161st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2000, when 20 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.
Ambika in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Famous people named Ambika
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ambika ModBritish actress, comedian, and writer (born 1995)
More Sanskrit girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Ambika mean?
- Ambika means “mother”, “good woman” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Ambika?
- Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बिका (ambikā, “mother, good woman”).
- How popular is the name Ambika?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Ambika, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2009, with 9 births.
- Is Ambika a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 391 US babies named Ambika since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ambika most popular?
- 2000 in the United States, when 20 babies were named Ambika, its highest rank at 5,505th.