Given name & surname
Ebb
“having the strength of the tide”
Ebb is a variant of Ebba. One English interpretation is “having the strength of the tide.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ebb is a variant of Ebba. One English interpretation is “having the strength of the tide.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ebb is a variant of Ebba. An origin associated with Ebba is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ebb through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 247
- 247 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1890
- 13 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 1955. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 1890. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 105 as a first name in 2020; 157 as a surname 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.
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