The baby name Ebel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈiːbəl/ or /ˈeɪbəl/ (EE-bəl or AY-bəl).
The baby name Ebel is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈiːbəl/ or /ˈeɪbəl/ (EE-bəl or AY-bəl).
Ebel is Dutch, Germanic in Origin.
Ebel is a Germanic given name with dual ancestry. In many northern German and Dutch-Frisian contexts it functions as a vernacular short form built with the -el suffix, clipped from Eberhard/Ebert (“boar” + “brave/strong”) or from Egbert/Eg- names (from Proto-Germanic agjō, “sword-edge”). In parallel, Ebel also appears as a regional spelling or pet form of Abel, from Hebrew Hevel, “breath; vapor,” known from the biblical story of Cain and Abel.
Records show Ebel in medieval and early modern baptismal lists in East Frisia, Lower Saxony, and the northern Netherlands; today it is rare as a given name but familiar as a surname formed from the same roots. Variant and related forms include Abel, Ebe, Ebele, Ebelke (Low German), and the feminine Ebelien/Ebelina; Ebeling is a patronymic/diminutive surname. The name offers a compact, old-world sound with layered meanings.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #153 | 1 | 3,773 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #176 | 3 | 2,508 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #498 | 2 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #504 | 2 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 5 | 18,916 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #693 | 8 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #867 | 12 | 14,506 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #911 | 41 | 5,873 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #994 | 8 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 7 | 14,861 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 8 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,151 | 2 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,178 | 5 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Ebel is popular in 37 countries — most recent births per country:
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