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Ebba

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ebba: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1892 to #4598.199620052010201520202025#1892#4598
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3126
2000#2167
2002#3409
2003#3099
2004#4598
2005#3970
2006#3116
2007#3667
2008#3397
2009#3031
2010#3156
2011#1903
2012#3681
2013#3160
2014#3514
2015#2945
2016#2966
2017#4063
2018#3985
2019#2170
2020#2615
2021#3192
2022#3148
2023#2689
2024#3015
2025#1892

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 42 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.

In 2025: #67 among girls in Norway, #1892 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #297 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #67 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #67 in Norway in 2025.

Ebba's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#189215HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#30158HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#26899HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#31487HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#31927HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#26159HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#217012HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#39855HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#40635HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#29668HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#29458HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#35146HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#31607HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#36816HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#190314HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#31567HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#30317HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#33976HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#36675HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#31166HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#39704HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#45983HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#30995HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#34094HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#21677HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#31264HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#6795HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#8668HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#8469HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#9258HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#10250HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#10153HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#8867HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#10556HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#12747HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#18032HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#16337HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#17833HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#21426HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#18531HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#27619HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#18134HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#26320HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#31215HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#27118HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#23522HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#28816HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#4437HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#30613HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#37110HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#37310HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#34111HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#4966HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#36910HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#5655HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#4099HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#5685HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#5444HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#4295HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#3796HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#3945HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#3805HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#3615HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#3625HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#3117HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#2859HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#3267HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#2978HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ebba is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Ebba, between 1945 and 2025, in 43 of those 81 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2025England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 202519452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202542#67 in 2025
England and Wales1996–202526#1892 in 2025

No registrar recorded it for 24 years after 1969; it appears again in 1994.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Ebba

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #67 in Norway in 2025. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.