NameTides

Eben

Eben was the #3,848 boys' name in the US in 2025 (28 babies), and #1,538 in England & Wales and #1,944 in Canada.

Eben as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Eben as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Eben as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,848 (28)#1,538 (17)———#1,944 (10)
2024#2,750 (47)#1,758 (14)——#785 (3)—
2023#3,802 (29)#1,018 (29)————
2022#3,216 (37)#1,314 (20)#472 (6)———
2021#2,623 (49)#985 (30)————
2020#2,437 (53)#1,085 (25)#711 (3)———
2019#2,694 (47)#1,189 (22)————
2018#2,147 (65)#958 (30)—#416 (3)—#1,682 (10)
2017#3,123 (37)#906 (34)————
2016#2,305 (57)#870 (36)————
2015#1,910 (76)#903 (33)#588 (4)——#2,715 (5)
2014#2,082 (67)#889 (33)#680 (3)——#2,133 (7)
2013#1,794 (80)#544 (67)———#1,551 (11)
2012#1,575 (100)#748 (44)———#2,158 (7)
2011#1,635 (93)#718 (44)———#1,944 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1888 at #528.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 63,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 63,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 16,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Eben is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 61,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 37,000 to 1 in 100,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Eben by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: #1,831FL
Eben (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EbenCanadaBoys#1,94410
EbenEngland & WalesBoys#1,53817
EbenIrelandBoys—too few
EbenNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
EbenScotlandBoys—too few
EbenUSGirls—too few
EbenUSBoys#3,84828