The baby name Ebb is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɛb/ ("ebb", rhymes with "web").
Ebb is English, Scandinavian in Origin.
The baby name Ebb is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /ɛb/ ("ebb", rhymes with "web").
Ebb is English, Scandinavian in Origin.
Ebb is an English given-name diminutive with several roots. Most often it is a clipped form of Ebenezer (Hebrew eben ha-ezer, "stone of help"). It also aligns with Scandinavian Ebbe (Old Norse Ebbi), used since the Middle Ages and commonly linked to Germanic Eber- elements meaning "wild boar." A further layer comes from the English word ebb, "receding tide," from Old English ebba via Proto-Germanic and ultimately the Indo-European root meaning "away."
As a call name, Ebb appears in 18th- and 19th-century parish registers and early U.S. census records, typically standing for Ebenezer, Eben, or Eber, though it occurs independently too. Today it is rare but crisp and vintage in tone. Variants and related forms include Eb, Ebbie, Eben, Ebenezer, Eber, Ebbe (masculine), and Ebba (feminine). The surname Ebb is also known through figures like lyricist Fred Ebb.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MA | 0 | #1,102 | 27 | 20,986 | |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,250 | 5 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
Ebb is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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