Given name
Eb
“as solid as a rock”
Eb is a variant of Eben. One Hebrew interpretation is “as solid as a rock.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eb is a variant of Eben. One Hebrew interpretation is “as solid as a rock.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eb is a variant of Eben. An origin associated with Eben is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eb through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1919. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 255 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Eb
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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