Kebra
Kebira Crater is the name given to a circular topographic feature that was identified in 2007 by Farouk El-Baz and Eman Ghoneim using satellite imagery, Radarsat-1, and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data in the Sahara desert. This feature straddles the border between Egypt and Libya.
Meaning & Origin of Kebra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kebira Crater is the name given to a circular topographic feature that was identified in 2007 by Farouk El-Baz and Eman Ghoneim using satellite imagery, Radarsat-1, and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data in the Sahara desert. This feature straddles the border between Egypt and Libya.
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The Story of Kebra
Kebra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1968, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 10 Kebras were born — ranking #5,515 that year. As of 2026, Kebra ranks #13,724 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 77 Kebras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kebra
Kebra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 77 births in the dataset. Kebra's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #5,515. Use the chart and map above to compare Kebra'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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