NameTides

Ebba

Ebba was the #4,987 girls' name in the US in 2025 (26 babies), and #1,892 in England & Wales.

Ebba as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Ebba as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Ebba as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#4,987 (26)#1,892 (15)
2024#7,251 (15)#3,016 (8)
2023#5,960 (20)#2,689 (9)
2022#10,383 (9)#3,149 (7)
2021#8,978 (11)#3,192 (7)
2020#8,953 (11)#2,615 (9)
2019#7,342 (15)#2,170 (12)
2018#7,762 (14)#3,985 (5)
2017#8,299 (13)#4,063 (5)
2016#8,875 (12)#2,966 (8)
2015#8,447 (13)#2,945 (8)
2014#8,966 (12)#3,514 (6)
2013#16,547 (5)#3,160 (7)
2012#16,869 (5)#3,681 (6)
2011#11,181 (9)#1,903 (14)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1888 at #593.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1888.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2025, 81% of US babies named Ebba were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 63,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ebba is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 56,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 30,000 to 1 in 110,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ebba by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ebba (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500