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By Sophie Kihm · Sep 2026

Eber

OriginDiminutive of Eberhard, German
Meaning"brave boar"
GenderBoy

About Eber

Variation of Herbert

As of September 2026, Eber ranked #5930 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #664 in 1882.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#4,600#4,800'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#4,929199.9
2015#4,7612010.4
2016—00
2017—00
2018#4,7892011
2019—00
2020—00
2021—00
2022#4,4642313.2
2023#4,6332212.9
2024#4,7292112.2
2025—00
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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Famous Ebers

  • Eber

    great,grandson of Shem, great,great,grandson of Noah (1 Chr. 1:18)

  • Eber

    descendant of patriarch Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:12)

  • Eber

    priest in the days of Joiakim (Nehemiah 12:20)

  • Eber Bunker

    sea captain and pastoralist

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