Boys' name · since 1994
Ebrima
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 265 babies named Ebrima, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,323 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,666 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 265
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ebrima is the #12666 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 265 recorded since 1994.
Social Security Administration records show Ebrima recorded 265 times among boys since 1994, holding rank #12666 nationally today, ahead of 9% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #11,323 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,666 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 265 born since 1994
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ebrima ranks #11,323 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,666 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 265 born since 1994, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,323 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,666 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 265
- born since 1994
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ebrima's 265 recorded births place it above 75.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ebrima compares
265 43rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ebrima's all-time total is 28% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ebrima | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 265 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ebrima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ebrima's full recorded timeline at 2008, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ebrima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Ebrima by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (109 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Ebrima's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Ebrima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
109 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 109 births (41% of all-time use).
Ebrima by state
Where Ebrima concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 4.2% |
11 of 265 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ebrima's data
- Ebrima's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (109 total births) through the 2020s (39) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ebrimas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ebrima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Ebrima 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.