Recorded 1892–2008 Boys' name Peak 1919 299 births

Ebert — boys' name

299 babies named Ebert in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s61900s61910s901920s861930s551940s251950s161980s102000s5
1910s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Ebert was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

17 babies were named Ebert in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ebert

The Social Security Administration has registered 299 babies named Ebert between 1892 and 2008, spanning 117 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ebert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ebert performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Ebert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ebert in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ebert 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 299 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.

Ebert at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

299

Since 1892

117 years of records

Peak year

1919

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1892

Recorded for 117 years

Last year on file: 2008

Ebert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1892

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1919)
17
Annual births at peak — across 117 years of records
05101520 200819571939193219261920191519071892 6

Ebert by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
90 births that decade — 30% of Ebert's all-time total
1890s61900s61910s901920s861930s551940s251950s161980s102000s5

Ebert by state

Where Ebert concentrates geographically — total births since 1892

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ebert
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
6 2.0%
Illinois share of Ebert's total US births 2.0%

6 of 299 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ebert?
299 babies have been named Ebert since 1892. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1919 with 17 births.
When was Ebert most popular?
Ebert was most popular in the 1910s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Ebert most popular?
The top states for the name Ebert are Illinois (6 births).
How long has the name Ebert been used?
Ebert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 117 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Ebert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eben, Eber, Ebenezer, Eberardo, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1892–2008 (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.