Ebrima
Boy · eh-BREE-mah · Hebrew
Ebrima is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “father of many”. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
What does Ebrima mean?
Hebrew: Gambian form of Ibrahim, the Arabic form of Abraham
“father of many”
A common Gambian form of Ibrahim, the Arabic name of the prophet Abraham, honoured in Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
- Say it
- eh-BREE-mah
Is Ebrima a girl's or a boy's name?
Ebrima is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ebrima in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ebrima in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ebrima in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Ebrima in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #12,003among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Ebrima, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1994.
Half of all the boys named Ebrima in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ebrima in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,542 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 16 | #5,482 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 9 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,036 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
Names like Ebrima
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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