Ebba

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A few things about Ebba you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Ebba

Ebba Andersson

Swedish female cross-country skier

Choose Ebba and your child shares a first name with Ebba Andersson, a Swedish female cross-country skier. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Ebba, like who?” Ebba Andersson's Wikipedia article is available in 30 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 61,728 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Ebba, 26 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Ebba would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryEbba first shows up in US birth records in 1888, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 137 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1888, when it ranked #593. Today it's #4,987, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🚀TrendEbba has climbed 3,966 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #4,987. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlEbba is given to both boys and girls: 81% of the 32 babies named Ebba in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 🌍OriginEbba is the #2 most popular Danish girl name in the US. That's out of 12 Danish girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Ebba

Ebba is a girl name of Danish, German and Old English origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-bba”. US birth records list Ebba for girls from 1888 to 2025, in 71 of those 138 years. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked #593 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4,987, with 26 babies.

Origin:Danish namesGerman namesOld English names