Ebenezer
Ebenezer was the 2544th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 792nd; the most babies were born in 2017 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8 places. More babies were named Ebenezer in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,544 boys, up 397 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 52boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201755 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,249babies recorded
Ebenezer popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 33 since 2008.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,544 | 52 |
| 2020 | #2,941 | 40 |
| 2010 | #3,138 | 36 |
| 2000 | #3,814 | 21 |
| 1990 | #5,506 | 9 |
| 1980 | #6,538 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,481 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ebenezer, counting every spelling?
Ebenezer has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ebenezer?
52 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ebenezer (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ebenezer 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 161 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ebenezer.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ebenezer?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Ebenezer are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 21. That makes Ebenezer 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.
Ebenezer by state
How common Ebenezer was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 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
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Questions about the name Ebenezer
How popular is the name Ebenezer?
Ebenezer was the 2544th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 52 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 792nd; the most babies were born in 2017 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8 places. More babies were named Ebenezer in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ebenezer a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ebenezer in the US.
Where is Ebenezer most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ebenezer was most common in Ohio (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Arizona.