Boys' name · since 1892
Ebert
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.
- #10,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 299
- born since 1892
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ebert sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 299 recorded since 1892.
Social Security Administration records show Ebert recorded 299 times among boys since 1892, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2008.
- #10,592 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 299 born since 1892
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ebert ranks #10,592 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 299 born since 1892, peaking in the 1910s.
- #10,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 299
- born since 1892
- 1910s
- peak decade
Ebert's 299 recorded births place it above 76.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Ebert's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ebert's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1910, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ebert popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2008
- Peak year (1919)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Ebert by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (90 births, 30% of the file).
1910s was Ebert's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Ebert births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
90 births
- 1920s
1920s
86 births
- 1930s
1930s
55 births
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 90 births (30% of all-time use).
Ebert by state
Where Ebert concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 6 | 2.0% |
6 of 299 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ebert's data
- Ebert's decade-level peak was the 1910s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Eberts (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ebert: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1892–2008 (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 Ebert 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.