Kebra

Girls' name

Literal meaning not recorded

Kebra has been given to 77 babies in the U.S. since 1968. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1975, with 10 recorded.

Babies named Kebra, 1997

1 in 725,000

Kebra over time, 1880–2025

Girls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Kebra: meaning, origin, and history

Literal meaning not recorded

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Kebra means

Kebra is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Kebra is used in English.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 77 girls were recorded with the name Kebra between 1968 and 1997. Its highest annual count was 10 in 1975; its best national rank was #5,732 in 1975.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Kebra?

Kebra had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1997, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1997: 1 in 725,000; 5 of 3,624,676 births
Among girls only: 1 in 348,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1997: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 502,488 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Kebra sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1997 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 502,488 children born in 1997 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Kebra. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Kebras were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Kebra was born before 1980 — so the typical Kebra is around 45 today.

Median birth year: 1980; About 45 years old
Biggest decade: 1970s; 37.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 90.9%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 77; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1970s — 37.7% of all recorded uses (29).

Is Kebra rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1975 (10)
Years since peak: 50; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 29.3% average annual change
Best rank ever: #5,732; 1975

Spellings of Kebra

Kebra is not the most common spelling — Debra is, with 35.1% against Kebra's <0.01%.

Debra35.1%550,695
Vera9.5%149,456
Kara6.5%101,743
Kendra6.3%98,438
Kiara3.6%57,068
Kerry3.1%48,675
Kira2.6%40,829
Kyra2.4%38,285

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Kebra by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #5,732; 1975
Peak year: 1975; 10 that year
First recorded: 1968
Last recorded: 1997
All-time count: 77
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Kebra

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Keba Kebrina Aubra Abbra Kambra Shebra Ginebra Libra Kubra Kebron Cambra Arbra Barabra Kebria Abra Delbra Kebbie Shambra Timbra Bobra Sobra Ambra Febra Embra

Sibling names for Kebra

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Cary Brandee Sunshine Ami Susannah Misti Latricia Stephenie

For a brother

Giuseppe Abdul Demond Andrea Jamey Chadwick Torrey Federico

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