Kebron
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KEB-ron
- Origin
- Amharic
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Kebron is a boys' name of Amharic origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
Where does Kebron come from?
Amharic: Ethiopian and Eritrean name, probably from Ge'ez kibr 'honour, glory'
Is Kebron a girl's or a boy's name?
Kebron is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kebron in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 82% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Kebron, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 7 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Kebron in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
How popular is Kebron in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Kebron in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kebron in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 9 | #8,293 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 6 | #10,770 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
Names like Kebron
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Kayden, Conan, Keegan, Brody, Ronan, Kody, Conlan, Brayden, Kenan, Conn, Rogan
More Amharic names
Amare, Aryam, Gelila, Mahelet, Nolawi, Haset, Tafari, Bruk, Leul, Naod, Kidus, Melat, Haile, Menelik, Nuhamin, Meklit
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kebron: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kebron, updated 20 October 2026.