Ambrosia · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Ambrosia.

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Its story

Popularity since 1900

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 61 recorded years as a table

Ambrosia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1900	20
1915	6
1916	6
1917	5
1920	7
1923	8
1927	5
1935	5
1936	6
1944	5
1975	4
1976	7
1977	7
1978	8
1979	17
1980	34
1981	39
1982	23
1983	26
1984	28
1985	24
1986	31
1987	32
1988	31
1989	24
1990	29
1991	28
1992	28
1993	28
1994	28
1995	29
1996	25
1997	25
1998	29
1999	36
2000	29
2001	28
2002	18
2003	20
2004	23
2005	23
2006	11
2007	13
2008	10
2009	13
2010	6
2011	12
2012	11
2013	10
2014	5
2015	9
2016	10
2017	9
2018	7
2019	7
2020	4
2021	5
2022	7
2023	10
2024	5
2025	5

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ambrosia isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Ambrosia

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 8
Rank in 2025: #10,917
How rare: 1 in 200,908 girls
Since 1900: 1,700

Most popular in 1981, at 39 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 44% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.