Eben
Eben was the 3874th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 534th; the most babies were born in 2012 (100). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,957 places. More babies were named Eben in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,874 boys, down 1,431 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012100 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,614babies recorded
Eben popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 1984.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,874 | 28 |
| 2020 | #2,443 | 53 |
| 2010 | #1,720 | 89 |
| 2000 | #2,491 | 38 |
| 1990 | #2,391 | 29 |
| 1980 | #1,479 | 42 |
| 1970 | #1,718 | 26 |
| 1960 | #1,738 | 22 |
| 1950 | #2,243 | 12 |
| 1940 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1930 | #2,212 | 13 |
| 1920 | #1,774 | 20 |
| 1910 | #1,063 | 10 |
| 1900 | #1,206 | 6 |
| 1890 | #831 | 7 |
| 1880 | #647 | 9 |
How popular is Eben, counting every spelling?
Eben is the most common spelling of a name family that had 28 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 28 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eben | 28 | #3,874 | 190 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Eben?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eben (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Eben born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eben.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eben?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Eben are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 14 and 44. That makes Eben mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Eben by state
How common Eben was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Eben: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eben, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Eben
How popular is the name Eben?
Eben was the 3874th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 534th; the most babies were born in 2012 (100). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,957 places. More babies were named Eben in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Eben a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Eben in the US.
Where is Eben most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eben was most common in Texas (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Florida.