US rank #7001 Boys' name Peak 2008 260 births

Ebrima — #7001 US boys' name

260 babies named Ebrima in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s372000s1092010s802020s34
#7001
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 51% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Ebrima was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

16 babies were named Ebrima in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ebrima

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Ebrima between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ebrima currently holds the #7001 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ebrima performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ebrima shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ebrima in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ebrima 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 260 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.

Ebrima at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

260

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2008

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,001

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ebrima popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
16
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 20242017201220082004200019961994 5

Ebrima by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
109 births that decade — 42% of Ebrima's all-time total
1990s372000s1092010s802020s34

Ebrima by state

Where Ebrima concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ebrima
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 4.2%
New York share of Ebrima's total US births 4.2%

11 of 260 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ebrima?
260 babies have been named Ebrima since 1994. It currently ranks #7001 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 16 births.
When was Ebrima most popular?
Ebrima was most popular in the 2000s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Ebrima most popular?
The top states for the name Ebrima are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Ebrima been used?
Ebrima has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ebrima?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ebrahim, Ebraheem, Ebrahima. 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, 1994–2024 (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.