Eben
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Eben
Though most parents would shy away from Ebenezer, short form Eben is affable and creative and perfectly able to stand alone; nothing Scroogish about it. This also makes a fresh new spin on the very popular Ethan or Evan.
Eben Oleson is the name of the character played by Josh Hartnett in the movie "30 Days of Night."
Eben is also given to girls.
Pronounced EE-bun.
As of October 2026, Eben ranked #3874 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #534 in 1888.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,084 | 67 | 34.9 |
| 2015 | #1,916 | 76 | 39.7 |
| 2016 | #2,309 | 57 | 30 |
| 2017 | #3,140 | 37 | 20 |
| 2018 | #2,152 | 65 | 35.8 |
| 2019 | #2,704 | 47 | 26.2 |
| 2020 | #2,442 | 53 | 30.7 |
| 2021 | #2,633 | 49 | 28 |
| 2022 | #3,229 | 37 | 21.2 |
| 2023 | #3,813 | 29 | 17 |
| 2024 | #2,749 | 47 | 27.3 |
| 2025 | #3,874 | 28 | 16.4 |
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Eben on lists
Famous Ebens
- Eben MoglenBoy
Software Freedom pioneer, historian, and Columbia Law professor
- Eben EtzebethBoy
South African rugby player
- Eben AlexanderBoy
neurosurgeon and author of Proof of Heaven
- Eben BrittonBoy
American football player
- Eben FranckewitzBoy
contestant on season 11 of American Idol
- Eben Horsford (19c.)Boy
inventor of baking powder
- Eben Ezra RobertsBoy
American architect
Eben in pop culture
- Eben StanhopeBoy
Alison's married brother in the 1930 play "Alison's House"
- In ufologyBoy
EBE or EBEN = Extraterrestrial Biological Entity
- Eben RamseyBoy
character in the book and film "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society"