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Ebenezer

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Meaning of Ebenezer: Hebrew: 'stone of help'

Ebenezer is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 4 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2490th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1282nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2490

52 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1282

21 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,249

First recorded 1884 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 9 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 9 babies19901991: 11 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 8 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 13 babies1996: 13 babies1997: 8 babies1998: 12 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 21 babies20002001: 18 babies2002: 22 babies2003: 21 babies2004: 30 babies2005: 26 babies2006: 27 babies2007: 35 babies2008: 31 babies2009: 28 babies2010: 41 babies20102011: 42 babies2012: 48 babies2013: 42 babies2014: 50 babies2015: 49 babies2016: 48 babies2017: 55 babies2018: 53 babies2019: 40 babies2020: 45 babies20202021: 46 babies2022: 34 babies2023: 53 babies2024: 51 babies2025: 52 babies
US babies named Ebenezer per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 55.

Gender split

97% boys · 3% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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