Ebenezer
Boy · eb-a-NEE-zer · Hebrew
Ebenezer is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “stone of help”. In 2025 it ranked 1,473rd for boys in the UK (19 babies) and 2,539th for boys in the US (52 babies).
What does Ebenezer mean?
Hebrew
“stone of help”
In 1 Samuel the prophet Samuel names a memorial stone Ebenezer; Dickens gave the name to Ebenezer Scrooge.
- Say it
- eb-a-NEE-zer
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Is Ebenezer a girl's or a boy's name?
Ebenezer is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the UK and 52 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ebenezer in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,473among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the UK were named Ebenezer, making it the 1,473rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 21 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ebenezer in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,405th in England and Wales.
Ebenezer in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #1,473 |
| 2024 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 15 | #1,683 |
| 2018 | 13 | #1,902 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 20 | #1,367 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 15 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 21 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,302 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,272 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Ebenezer in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,539among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 52about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 52 boys in the US were named Ebenezer, making it the 2,539th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,924th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 55 boys. It first appears in the records in 1884.
Half of all the boys named Ebenezer in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ebenezer in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | #2,539 |
| 2024 | 51 | #2,595 |
| 2023 | 53 | #2,509 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,410 |
| 2021 | 46 | #2,731 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,924 |
| 2019 | 40 | #2,991 |
| 2018 | 47 | #2,634 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,344 |
| 2016 | 42 | #2,837 |
| 2015 | 49 | #2,527 |
| 2014 | 44 | #2,703 |
| 2013 | 42 | #2,761 |
| 2012 | 48 | #2,550 |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,797 |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,127 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,186 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 30 | #3,213 |
| 2003 | 21 | #3,971 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,789 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,612 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #3,991 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,918 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,479 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 7 | #3,450 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,345 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 6 | #3,727 |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,268 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 7 | #764 |
Nicknames for Ebenezer
- Eben 17 boys in the UK in 2025
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