Recorded 1982–2016 Girls' name Peak 2005 364 births

Ebelin — girls' name

364 babies named Ebelin in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s291990s1002000s1972010s38
2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Ebelin was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

29 babies were named Ebelin in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ebelin

The Social Security Administration has registered 364 babies named Ebelin between 1982 and 2016, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ebelin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ebelin performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 197 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ebelin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 60 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Ebelin in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ebelin 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 364 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.

Ebelin at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

364

Since 1982

35 years of records

Peak year

2005

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1982

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2016

Ebelin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1982

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2005)
29
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
010203040 201620112007200319991995199119841982 5

Ebelin by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
197 births that decade — 54% of Ebelin's all-time total
1980s291990s1002000s1972010s38

Ebelin by state

Where Ebelin concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ebelin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
60 16.5%
#2 Texas
11 3.0%
California share of Ebelin's total US births 16.5%
Even split

60 of 364 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ebelin?
364 babies have been named Ebelin since 1982. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2005 with 29 births.
When was Ebelin most popular?
Ebelin was most popular in the 2000s decade with 197 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Ebelin most popular?
The top states for the name Ebelin are California (60 births), Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Ebelin been used?
Ebelin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 35 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Ebelin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ebelyn, Ebelia, 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, 1982–2016 (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.