Boys' name · since 1881
Ebb
Ebb has 247 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1890 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,732 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 247
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ebb is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 247 have been recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Ebb recorded 247 times among boys since 1881, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1955.
- #11,732 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 247 born since 1881
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ebb ranks #11,732 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 247 born since 1881, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,732 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 247
- born since 1881
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ebb's 247 recorded births place it above 74.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ebb's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ebb splits its recorded history at 1921: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1881 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1890 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ebb popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1955
- Peak year (1890)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Ebb by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (54 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Ebb's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Ebb births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
46 births
- 1890s 13
1890s
13 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s
1910s
47 births
- 1920s
1920s
54 births
- 1930s
1930s
44 births
- 1940s 8
1940s
8 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 54 births (22% of all-time use).
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- Ebb's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 1950s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–1955 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ebb draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.