NameTides

Ebenezer

Ebenezer was the #2,539 boys' name in the US in 2025 (52 babies), and #1,406 in England & Wales and #1,804 in Canada.

Ebenezer as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Ebenezer as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesCanadaUS
Ebenezer as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,539 (52)#1,406 (19)—#1,804 (11)
2024#2,595 (51)#1,282 (21)—#1,432 (15)
2023#2,510 (53)#1,533 (16)—#2,123 (8)
2022#3,412 (34)#2,321 (9)—#2,229 (7)
2021#2,732 (46)#1,688 (14)—#2,491 (6)
2020#2,925 (40)#2,228 (9)—#1,838 (9)
2019#2,993 (40)#1,655 (14)—#1,835 (9)
2018#2,635 (47)#1,875 (12)—#1,836 (9)
2017#2,345 (55)#1,470 (17)—#1,623 (11)
2016#2,838 (42)#1,570 (16)——
2015#2,528 (49)#1,442 (17)#686 (3)#2,715 (5)
2014#2,705 (44)#1,630 (14)—#2,371 (6)
2013#2,763 (42)#1,796 (12)—#2,086 (7)
2012#2,551 (48)#1,669 (14)——
2011#2,798 (42)#1,788 (12)—#2,629 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1884 at #764.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1884.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2020, 11% of US babies named Ebenezer were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 33,000 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 33,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ebenezer is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 30,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 21,000 to 1 in 44,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ebenezer 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: #1,760NYMassachusetts: 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: #1,111OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ebenezer (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
EbenezerCanadaGirls—too few
EbenezerCanadaBoys#1,80411
EbenezerEngland & WalesBoys#1,40619
EbenezerScotlandBoys—too few
EbenezerUSGirls—too few
EbenezerUSBoys#2,53952