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Eben

Boy

Meaning of Eben: Hebrew: 'stone of help'

Eben is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3755th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1758th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3755

28 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1758

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,614

First recorded 1880 · peak 2012

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 37 babies1982: 43 babies1983: 49 babies1984: 37 babies1985: 28 babies1986: 33 babies1987: 27 babies1988: 34 babies1989: 26 babies1990: 29 babies19901991: 30 babies1992: 28 babies1993: 28 babies1994: 20 babies1995: 21 babies1996: 39 babies1997: 32 babies1998: 22 babies1999: 33 babies2000: 38 babies20002001: 42 babies2002: 43 babies2003: 65 babies2004: 60 babies2005: 62 babies2006: 66 babies2007: 77 babies2008: 85 babies2009: 94 babies2010: 89 babies20102011: 93 babies2012: 100 babies2013: 80 babies2014: 67 babies2015: 76 babies2016: 57 babies2017: 37 babies2018: 65 babies2019: 47 babies2020: 53 babies20202021: 49 babies2022: 37 babies2023: 29 babies2024: 47 babies2025: 28 babies
US babies named Eben per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 100.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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