Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Ebba

Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #5,010 Trend ↑ Rising 54%
Rank 2025
#5,010
among girls · ↑2,329 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
32
named Ebba
How common
1 in 61,818
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
32 babies
All-time total
953
#7,929 all-time among girls
First recorded
1888
in Social Security records

Ebba popularity over time

953 babies have been named Ebba since 1888, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 31 – 31 3 – #595
1890s 175 – 175 18 +465% #637
1900s 143 – 143 14 -18% #751
1910s 189 – 189 19 +32% #1,130
1920s 109 – 109 11 -42% #2,408
1930s 23 – 23 2 -79% #3,188
1940s 11 – 11 1 -52% #4,086
1950s 18 – 18 2 +64% #5,001
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s – – – – – –
2000s 26 – 26 3 – #11,167
2010s 108 11 119 12 +358% #7,462
2020s (to 2025) 92 17 109 18 +53% #5,010

Where Ebba is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 28 0.02 outside top 500
2027 29 0.02 outside top 500
2028 31 0.02 outside top 500
2029 32 0.02 outside top 500
2030 33 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Ebba

Ebba is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,010 in 2025 with 26 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1888, 953 American babies have been named Ebba. Its peak came in 2025, when 32 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ebba stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ebba?

The median living Ebba is about 7 years old; half are between 2 and 14. An estimated 300 people named Ebba are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ebba year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 26 #5,010 6 #11,024
2024 15 #7,339 – –
2023 20 #6,022 6 #11,208
2022 9 #10,604 – –
2021 11 #9,137 – –
2020 11 #9,112 5 #12,574
2019 15 #7,462 6 #11,149
2018 14 #7,881 – –
2017 13 #8,419 – –
2016 12 #9,038 – –
2015 13 #8,593 – –
2014 12 #9,134 – –
2013 5 #17,290 5 #12,670
2012 5 #17,617 – –
2011 9 #11,464 – –
2010 10 #10,639 – –
2009 5 #18,087 – –
2008 – – – –
2007 – – – –
2006 7 #14,001 – –
2005 9 #11,167 – –
2004 – – – –
2003 – – – –
2002 – – – –
2001 5 #16,051 – –
2000 – – – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 6 #5,364 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 5 #4,736 – –
1925 15 #2,408 – –
1920 6 #4,532 – –
1915 25 #1,450 – –
1910 8 #1,819 – –
1905 14 #1,024 – –
1900 23 #764 – –
1895 18 #750 – –
1890 13 #765 – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Ebba

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ebba Busch Thor Ebba Busch Thor Swedish politician (born 1987) Contemporary
  2. 2 Ebba Jungmark Ebba Jungmark Swedish high jumper b. 1987 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Ebba Andersson Topics referred to by the same term b. 1997 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ebba, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ebba?

The median living Ebba is about 7 years old. Half of all living Ebbas are between 2 and 14 years old.

How many people named Ebba are alive today?

An estimated 300 people named Ebba are alive in the United States, based on 953 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ebba in 2025?

Ebba ranked #5,010 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 26 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ebba?

953 babies have been named Ebba in the United States since 1888, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ebba most popular?

Ebba peaked in 2025, when 32 newborns received the name.

Is Ebba a boy or girl name?

Ebba is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ebba rising or falling?

Ebba is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ebba become more popular?

Ebba is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 33 girls named Ebba in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ebba?

Well-known people named Ebba include Ebba Busch Thor (politician), Ebba Jungmark (athlete), Ebba Andersson (skier).

Names like Ebba

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