What origin is the name Ambu?

Ambu comes from sanskrit naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Ambu a popular name?

Ambu is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

Yes. Ambu does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

What are good brother names for Ambu?

Names from the same sanskrit tradition pair naturally with Ambu — for example Om, Neel, Abhinav. You can browse more on our sanskrit names page.

How is Ambu written in its native script?

Ambu is written अम्बु.

What is the rashi of the name Ambu?

Ambu starts with the syllable “A” (अ), which traditionally belongs to Krittika nakshatra, pada 1, in Mesh rashi (Aries).

Ambu

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Ambu

Ambu

Girl

sanskrit

2 syllables

Ambu is a sanskrit girl's name meaning "This Sanskrit name is associated with the element of water, representing its origins and flow.", Rashi Mesh.

The meaning of Ambu is "This Sanskrit name is associated with the element of water, representing its origins and flow." — a girl name of sanskrit origin. At just 4 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 2 syllables.

Hindi script: अम्बु
Rashi: Mesh
Nakshatra: krittika (A)
Origin: sanskrit
Gender: Girl
Syllables: 2

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

This Sanskrit name is associated with the element of water, representing its origins and flow.

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Written as अम्बु

Quick answers about Ambu

Very rare in US records

What does Ambu mean?

Ambu is a girl name of sanskrit origin meaning "This Sanskrit name is associated with the element of water, representing its origins and flow.".

Is Ambu a rare name?

Yes. Ambu does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Ambu

Om Neel Abhinav Atharv Samarth Shlok

Rashi, nakshatra & numerology

Starting syllable: A (अ)
Rashi: Mesh (Aries)
Nakshatra: Krittika, pada 1
Name number: 4

By tradition, names starting with “A” suit babies born in Krittika nakshatra (pada 1), which falls in Mesh rashi. The name number uses Chaldean numerology.