Recorded 1974–1991 Girls' name Peak 1979 53 births

Ebelia — girls' name

53 babies named Ebelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s231990s6
1970s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Ebelia was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ebelia in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ebelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Ebelia between 1974 and 1991, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ebelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ebelia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ebelia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ebelia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ebelia 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 53 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.

Ebelia at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

53

Since 1974

18 years of records

Peak year

1979

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1974

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1991

Ebelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1974

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1979)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
456789 199119831982198119801979197819771974 5

Ebelia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
24 births that decade — 45% of Ebelia's all-time total
1970s241980s231990s6

Ebelia by state

Where Ebelia concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ebelia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 9.4%
California share of Ebelia's total US births 9.4%

5 of 53 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ebelia?
53 babies have been named Ebelia since 1974. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
When was Ebelia most popular?
Ebelia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Ebelia most popular?
The top states for the name Ebelia are California (5 births).
How long has the name Ebelia been used?
Ebelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 18 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Ebelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ebelin, Ebelyn, Ebecca, 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, 1974–1991 (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.