Given name & surname · also Old English
Ebba
“having the strength of the tide”
Ebba is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “having the strength of the tide.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “having the strength of the tide.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Old English.
How it developed
In Danish usage, Ebba is a feminine form of Ebbe.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ebba through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 953
- 28 boys · 925 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #5,010 for girls · #11,024 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +22%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,010 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 6 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 433 as a first name in 2020; 164 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.
Ebba’s family of names
In Danish usage, Ebba is a feminine form of Ebbe. Ebba has a related form in Ebbie. Ebba has a related form in Ebby.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Ebbvariant
- Ebbevariant · Danish
- Ebbievariant
- Ebbyvariant
- Ebbeahvariant
- Ebbeavariant
- Ebbeyvariant
- Ebbivariant
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ebba
- Tove LoSwedish singerborn 1987
- Ebba AnderssonSwedish female cross-country skierborn 1997
- Ebba BuschSwedish politician (born 1987)
- Ebba JungmarkSwedish high jumperborn 1987
- Ebba BraheSwedish nobleman (1596–1674)
- Ebba Witt-BrattströmSwedish literary scholar and feminist (born 1953)
- Ebba BernadotteSwedish noble (1858-1946)
- Ebba SparreSwedish countess (1626-1662)
- Ebba HaslundNorwegian writer and politician (1917-2009)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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