Fun Facts About the Name Eben
- More than 3 thousand babies named Eben: U.S. records list 3,614 babies given the name Eben from 1880 through 2025. Even 6 girls received the name Eben - about 1 girl for every 601 boys.
What Does the Name Eben Mean?
Eben is a short form of the biblical name Ebenezer, which comes from Hebrew. The Hebrew phrase Eben ha-ʿezer combines ʾeben, "stone," with ʿezer, "help," so the literal sense is "stone of help." In the First Book of Samuel, the prophet Samuel sets up a stone between Mizpah and Shen and names it Eben-ezer, saying, "Thus far the Lord has helped us." The name therefore refers to a memorial stone rather than describing a person directly. As a given name, Eben carries the same meaning as its parent name, Ebenezer; it is not a separate Hebrew word with an unrelated sense.
Eben Name History & Origins
Ebenezer entered English use in the 17th century, when English Puritans favored Old Testament names drawn directly from Hebrew scripture. The short form Eben developed alongside it as a familiar spoken form. In the 19th century, Charles Dickens gave the name Ebenezer to the miser in A Christmas Carol (1843), and the character's first name became widely recognizable; the clipped form Eben is attested as a nickname for Ebenezer but is not tied to that story alone.
Eben is also used as a given name in the Netherlands and among Afrikaans speakers in South Africa, where it likewise derives from Ebenezer (Afrikaans Ebeneser). In English-speaking countries it appears both as a standalone given name and as a short form. It is distinct from the surname Eben and from similarly spelled names of other origins.
How Popular is the Name Eben?
Eben recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2012. Its best rank was #534 in 1888.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | #9,462 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,874 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2024 | #2,749 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 2023 | #3,813 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 2022 | #3,229 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2021 | #2,633 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 2020 | #2,442 | 53 | 0.0031% |
| 2019 | #2,704 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2018 | #2,152 | 65 | 0.0036% |
| 2017 | #3,140 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2016 | #2,309 | 57 | 0.0030% |
| 2015 | #1,916 | 76 | 0.0040% |
| 2014 | #2,084 | 67 | 0.0035% |
| 2013 | #1,798 | 80 | 0.0042% |
| 2012 | #1,581 | 100 | 0.0053% |
| 2011 | #1,638 | 93 | 0.0049% |
| 2010 | #1,720 | 89 | 0.0046% |
| 2009 | #1,671 | 94 | 0.0047% |
| 2008 | #1,765 | 85 | 0.0042% |
| 2007 | #1,866 | 77 | 0.0037% |
| 2006 | #2,019 | 66 | 0.0032% |
| 2005 | #2,013 | 62 | 0.0031% |
| 2004 | #1,999 | 60 | 0.0030% |
| 2003 | #1,822 | 65 | 0.0033% |
| 2002 | #2,389 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 2001 | #2,354 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 2000 | #2,491 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 1999 | #2,633 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1998 | #3,418 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #2,509 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1996 | #2,156 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 1995 | #3,223 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1994 | #3,361 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #2,601 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1992 | #2,556 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1991 | #2,357 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1990 | #2,391 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1989 | #2,501 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1988 | #1,919 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1987 | #2,183 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1986 | #1,850 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1985 | #2,032 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1984 | #1,807 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1983 | #1,333 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 1982 | #1,470 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1981 | #1,610 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1980 | #1,479 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1979 | #1,642 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1978 | #1,885 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1977 | #1,651 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1976 | #1,337 | 44 | 0.0028% |
| 1975 | #1,363 | 41 | 0.0026% |
| 1974 | #1,598 | 31 | 0.0020% |
| 1973 | #1,444 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 1972 | #1,516 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 1971 | #1,403 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1970 | #1,718 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1969 | #1,926 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1968 | #1,799 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1967 | #1,548 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1966 | #1,594 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1965 | #3,054 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #1,809 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1963 | #2,231 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1962 | #1,990 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #2,085 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1960 | #1,738 | 22 | 0.0010% |
| 1959 | #2,700 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #2,203 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1957 | #2,041 | 16 | 0.0007% |
| 1956 | #1,617 | 24 | 0.0011% |
| 1955 | #2,338 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #1,913 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 1953 | #1,782 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1952 | #2,028 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1951 | #2,541 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #2,242 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1949 | #2,374 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #2,246 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1947 | #1,749 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1946 | #2,445 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1945 | #1,952 | 13 | 0.0010% |
| 1944 | #2,228 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1943 | #1,856 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1942 | #2,574 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #1,839 | 15 | 0.0012% |
| 1940 | #2,719 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1939 | #2,506 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1938 | #1,921 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1937 | #3,672 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1936 | #2,961 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1935 | #1,958 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1934 | #3,828 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #1,929 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1932 | #1,736 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1931 | #2,918 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #2,212 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1929 | #2,643 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1928 | #3,161 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1927 | #1,894 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1926 | #1,528 | 24 | 0.0022% |
| 1925 | #2,339 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1924 | #1,638 | 23 | 0.0020% |
| 1923 | #1,710 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1922 | #1,911 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1921 | #1,519 | 25 | 0.0023% |
| 1920 | #1,774 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1919 | #1,645 | 21 | 0.0021% |
| 1918 | #1,556 | 23 | 0.0023% |
| 1917 | #1,406 | 25 | 0.0027% |
| 1916 | #1,183 | 31 | 0.0035% |
| 1915 | #1,274 | 27 | 0.0032% |
| 1914 | #2,320 | 9 | 0.0014% |
| 1913 | #1,272 | 17 | 0.0033% |
| 1912 | #1,652 | 10 | 0.0023% |
| 1910 | #1,063 | 10 | 0.0051% |
| 1905 | #1,022 | 7 | 0.0053% |
| 1904 | #1,260 | 5 | 0.0039% |
| 1900 | #1,206 | 6 | 0.0040% |
| 1898 | #1,170 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1896 | #1,015 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1895 | #904 | 7 | 0.0060% |
| 1894 | #986 | 6 | 0.0052% |
| 1892 | #991 | 6 | 0.0049% |
| 1890 | #831 | 7 | 0.0063% |
| 1889 | #820 | 7 | 0.0063% |
| 1888 | #534 | 14 | 0.0116% |
| 1887 | #846 | 6 | 0.0059% |
| 1886 | #657 | 9 | 0.0081% |
| 1885 | #862 | 6 | 0.0056% |
| 1884 | #627 | 10 | 0.0087% |
| 1883 | #744 | 7 | 0.0067% |
| 1882 | #718 | 8 | 0.0070% |
| 1880 | #647 | 9 | 0.0081% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Eben Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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