Given name
Ebby
“having the strength of the tide”·“stone of help”·“the stone of aid”
Ebby is a variant of Ebba. One English interpretation is “having the strength of the tide.” Ebby is a variant of Ebenezer. Interpretations include “stone of help” (Hebrew), “the stone of aid” (Hebrew), and “the rock of help” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ebby is a variant of Ebba. One English interpretation is “having the strength of the tide.” Ebby is a variant of Ebenezer. Interpretations include “stone of help” (Hebrew), “the stone of aid” (Hebrew), and “the rock of help” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ebby is a variant of Ebba. An origin associated with Ebba is Old English. Ebby is a variant of Ebenezer. An origin associated with Ebenezer is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1933. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ebby through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 34
- 5 boys · 29 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 7 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 girls is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 228 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.
Ebby’s family of names
In English usage, Ebby has a related form in Abby. Ebby has a related form in Ebenezer. In German usage, Ebby has a conventional equivalent in the Danish form Ebbie.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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