Recorded 1974–1986 Girls' name Peak 1983 38 births

Ebecca — girls' name

38 babies named Ebecca in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s61980s32
1980s
Peak decade

84% of everyone ever named Ebecca was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

9 babies were named Ebecca in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ebecca

The Social Security Administration has registered 38 babies named Ebecca between 1974 and 1986, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ebecca currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ebecca performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ebecca shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ebecca in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 38 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ebecca at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

38

Since 1974

13 years of records

Peak year

1983

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1974

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1986

Ebecca popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1974

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1983)
9
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
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Ebecca by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
32 births that decade — 84% of Ebecca's all-time total
1970s61980s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ebecca?
38 babies have been named Ebecca since 1974. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1983 with 9 births.
When was Ebecca most popular?
Ebecca was most popular in the 1980s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Ebecca been used?
Ebecca has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 13 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Ebecca?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ebelin, Ebelyn, Ebelia, Ebenezer, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–1986 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.