The baby name Ebah is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EH-bah (approx. /ˈɛbə/ or /ˈɛbɑ/).
The baby name Ebah is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EH-bah (approx. /ˈɛbə/ or /ˈɛbɑ/).
Ebah is in Origin.
Ebah is a rare given name, most plausibly a modern spelling of Ebba, a Germanic/Old English name. Ebba developed as a short form of names beginning with the element ead (“wealth, prosperity”) in early medieval England (compare Æbbe), and it also overlaps with the continental Germanic Ebba/Ebbe from Eberhard (“wild boar” + “brave, strong”). Because of these streams, Ebah is interpreted as either “prosperity” or “strong as a boar,” and is used today as a unisex choice.
In Britain the name is linked to Saint Æbbe (Ebba) of Coldingham, a 7th‑century Northumbrian abbess, which supported medieval usage. The spelling Ebah appears occasionally in modern Anglophone records as a distinctive variant; in Scandinavia, the form Ebba has enjoyed periodic popularity, especially in Sweden. Related forms and variants include Ebba (f), Ebbe (m), Ebbah, Eba, and diminutives such as Ebby; broader cognates are Eberhard and Everard.
Ebah is seldom given. We have only 114 recorded uses of it on record, from 15 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #518 | 23 | 11,671 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #528 | 23 | 12,054 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #820 | 7 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #937 | 15 | 16,906 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #978 | 17 | 24,821 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Ebah is popular in 15 countries — most recent births per country:
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