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Eben

/ˈɛbən/ · 100% boys · 28 born in 2025

Eben has been given to about 3,614 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɛbən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,864
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Eben per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 100
  • Born in 202528
  • All time3,614
  • England & Wales, 202517

How popular is Eben?

Its best year was 2012, when 100 babies were given the name, ranking 1582nd. The typical living American called Eben is about 23 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Eben

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Eden0.81
  2. Ben0.74
  3. Reuben0.70
  4. Deven0.70
  5. Keven0.70
  6. Efren0.70
  7. Elden0.70
  8. Rueben0.70

Middle names for Eben

Ranked by flow score
  1. Eben Paul0.77
  2. Eben John0.77
  3. Eben Blake0.76
  4. Eben Wade0.76
  5. Eben Ross0.76
  6. Eben Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Eben

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Valentinbrother · 0.88
  2. Francobrother · 0.88
  3. Chanasister · 0.87
  4. Vincenzobrother · 0.87
  5. Alenasister · 0.87
  6. Ilianasister · 0.87

Where Eben is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Eben Anderson0.77
  2. Eben White0.72
  3. Eben Moore0.72
  4. Eben Hill0.72
  5. Eben Hall0.72
  6. Eben Brown0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Eben

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Eben across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.