Ebrima
Ebrima is a Gambian given name, a variant of the name Ibrahim. Notable people with the name include:Ebrima Manneh (1978-2008), Gambian journalist Ebrima Ebou Sillah, Gambian football forward Ebrima Jatta, Gambian football midfielder and defender Ebrima Sohna, Gambian football midfielder Ebrima Adams, Gambian football defensive midfielder for Derby County Ebrima Buaro, Gambian swimmer Ebrima…
- Western African
Meaning & Origin of Ebrima
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ebrima is a Gambian given name, a variant of the name Ibrahim. Notable people with the name include:Ebrima Manneh (1978-2008), Gambian journalist Ebrima Ebou Sillah, Gambian football forward Ebrima Jatta, Gambian football midfielder and defender Ebrima Sohna, Gambian football midfielder Ebrima Adams, Gambian football defensive midfielder for Derby County Ebrima Buaro, Gambian swimmer Ebrima…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Western African
The Story of Ebrima
American parents first put Ebrima on the record books as a baby boy name in 1994, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 16 Ebrimas were born — ranking #5,486 that year. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Ebrimas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,350 among baby boy names with 13 births, rising sharply (+41% over the past five years). In total, more than 285 Ebrimas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Ebrima
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About the name Ebrima
Ebrima is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1994 and has accumulated 285 births in the dataset. Ebrima's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #5,278. Use the chart and map above to compare Ebrima's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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