girl's name
Ebba
- Origin Swedish
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,142
Ebba is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Ebba is a name of Swedish origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 32 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 103,605 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1888.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Ebba over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 31 |
| 1890s | 175 |
| 1900s | 143 |
| 1910s | 189 |
| 1920s | 109 |
| 1930s | 23 |
| 1940s | 11 |
| 1950s | 18 |
| 2000s | 26 |
| 2010s | 119 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 109 |
How popular is Ebba?
In 2025, Ebba was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Ebba is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ebba
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ebba also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ebba over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Ebba in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Ebba
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ebba — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ebba
How popular is the name Ebba?
In 2025, Ebba was given to 32 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ebba a girl's or a boy's name?
Ebba is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ebba?
Ebba has 2 syllables.
When was Ebba most popular?
Ebba peaked in 2025, when 32 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ebba a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ebba currently ranks #1,942 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.