Girls' name · since 1888
Ebba
925 babies named Ebba in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1898. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,994 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 925
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ebba currently ranks #4994 among girls' names in America, with 925 babies recorded since 1888.
Ebba has 925 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4994 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #7,932 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,994 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 925 born since 1888
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ebba ranks #7,932 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,994 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 925 born since 1888, peaking in the 1910s.
- #7,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,994 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 925
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ebba's 925 recorded births place it above 89.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ebba compares
925 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ebba's all-time total is 146% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ebba | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 925 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ebba's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ebba's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1898 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ebba popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1898)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Ebba popularity over time - boys
28 total births recorded since 2013 (Ebba as boys' name)
Ebba by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (189 births, 20% of the file).
1910s was Ebba's strongest decade.
189 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Ebba births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 31
1880s
31 births
- 1890s
1890s
175 births
- 1900s
1900s
143 births
- 1910s
1910s
189 births
- 1920s
1920s
109 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 2000s 26
2000s
26 births
- 2010s
2010s
108 births
- 2020s
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 189 births (20% of all-time use).
How Ebba compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ebba's total volume
Ebba by state
Where Ebba concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Connecticut | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
11 of 925 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Ebba's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (189 total births) through the 2020s (92) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ebbas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ebba: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1898)
Similar record span (~137 yrs)
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, 1888–2025 (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 Ebba 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.