Eben
Boy · EB-en · Hebrew
Eben is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “stone”. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 3,847th for boys in the US (28 babies).
What does Eben mean?
Hebrew: short form of Ebenezer; Hebrew even means stone
“stone”
A short form of Ebenezer, the stone of help set up by the prophet Samuel in the Bible.
- Say it
- EB-en
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Is Eben a girl's or a boy's name?
Eben is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the UK and 28 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eben in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Eben, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,078th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 69 boys.
Half of all the boys named Eben in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 23 boys in the UK were given Eben or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,127, up from #1,613 for this spelling alone.
- Eben 17
- Eban 6
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,537th in England and Wales.
Eben in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 30 | #1,072 |
| 2022 | 26 | #1,157 |
| 2021 | 32 | #1,017 |
| 2020 | 28 | #1,078 |
| 2019 | 23 | #1,230 |
| 2018 | 35 | #940 |
| 2017 | 36 | #936 |
| 2016 | 38 | #902 |
| 2015 | 37 | #906 |
| 2014 | 36 | #905 |
| 2013 | 69 | #576 |
| 2012 | 45 | #790 |
| 2011 | 45 | #773 |
| 2010 | 35 | #911 |
| 2009 | 35 | #882 |
| 2008 | 48 | #701 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,031 |
| 2006 | 15 | #1,423 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,133 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,071 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,272 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,151 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,547 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 14 | #1,087 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Eben in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,847among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 28about 1 in 61,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 28 boys in the US were named Eben, making it the 3,847th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,436th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 100 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Eben than any year since 1998.
Half of all the boys named Eben in the US since 1880 were born between 1961 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eben in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | #3,847 |
| 2024 | 47 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,799 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2021 | 49 | #2,622 |
| 2020 | 53 | #2,436 |
| 2019 | 47 | #2,693 |
| 2018 | 65 | #2,146 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,122 |
| 2016 | 57 | #2,305 |
| 2015 | 76 | #1,910 |
| 2014 | 67 | #2,081 |
| 2013 | 80 | #1,793 |
| 2012 | 100 | #1,575 |
| 2011 | 93 | #1,635 |
| 2010 | 89 | #1,713 |
| 2009 | 94 | #1,664 |
| 2008 | 85 | #1,760 |
| 2007 | 77 | #1,861 |
| 2006 | 66 | #2,009 |
| 2005 | 62 | #2,004 |
| 2004 | 60 | #1,985 |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,812 |
| 2002 | 43 | #2,368 |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,342 |
| 2000 | 38 | #2,471 |
| 1999 | 33 | #2,604 |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,386 |
| 1997 | 32 | #2,498 |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,140 |
| 1995 | 21 | #3,186 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 28 | #2,571 |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,527 |
| 1991 | 30 | #2,338 |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,368 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,463 |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,904 |
| 1987 | 27 | #2,165 |
| 1986 | 33 | #1,835 |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,018 |
| 1984 | 31 | #1,795 |
| 1983 | 49 | #1,326 |
| 1982 | 43 | #1,463 |
| 1981 | 37 | #1,601 |
| 1980 | 42 | #1,475 |
| 1979 | 35 | #1,633 |
| 1978 | 27 | #1,870 |
| 1977 | 33 | #1,645 |
| 1976 | 44 | #1,333 |
| 1975 | 41 | #1,361 |
| 1974 | 31 | #1,582 |
| 1973 | 35 | #1,435 |
| 1972 | 32 | #1,508 |
| 1971 | 37 | #1,400 |
| 1970 | 26 | #1,698 |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,913 |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,787 |
| 1967 | 25 | #1,539 |
| 1966 | 24 | #1,579 |
| 1965 | 8 | #2,980 |
| 1964 | 20 | #1,792 |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,069 |
| 1960 | 22 | #1,727 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,662 |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,176 |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,018 |
| 1956 | 24 | #1,607 |
| 1955 | 12 | #2,301 |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,886 |
| 1953 | 19 | #1,764 |
| 1952 | 15 | #2,009 |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,493 |
| 1950 | 12 | #2,206 |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,336 |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,217 |
| 1947 | 19 | #1,732 |
| 1946 | 10 | #2,402 |
| 1945 | 13 | #1,925 |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,194 |
| 1943 | 16 | #1,832 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,522 |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,821 |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,671 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,449 |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,901 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,853 |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,929 |
| 1934 | 5 | #3,677 |
| 1933 | 14 | #1,905 |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,716 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,863 |
| 1930 | 13 | #2,178 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,588 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,074 |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,871 |
| 1926 | 24 | #1,515 |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,312 |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,628 |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,695 |
| 1922 | 18 | #1,883 |
| 1921 | 25 | #1,509 |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,747 |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,623 |
| 1918 | 23 | #1,538 |
| 1917 | 25 | #1,396 |
| 1916 | 31 | #1,176 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,265 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,270 |
| 1913 | 17 | #1,256 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,618 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 10 | #1,044 |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,001 |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,204 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,161 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,120 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #981 |
| 1895 | 7 | #871 |
| 1894 | 6 | #953 |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #955 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 7 | #814 |
| 1889 | 7 | #789 |
| 1888 | 14 | #528 |
| 1887 | 6 | #819 |
| 1886 | 9 | #647 |
| 1885 | 6 | #835 |
| 1884 | 10 | #613 |
| 1883 | 7 | #720 |
| 1882 | 8 | #691 |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 9 | #640 |
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