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Ebenezer

/ɛbɪˈnizɚ/ · 97% boys · 52 born in 2025

Ebenezer has been given to about 1,249 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2017, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables4
Pronunciation/ɛbɪˈnizɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,168
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ebenezer per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2017 · 55
  • Born in 202552
  • All time1,249
  • England & Wales, 202519

How popular is Ebenezer?

Its best year was 2017, when 55 babies were given the name, ranking 2356th. The typical living American called Ebenezer is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Ohio, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Ebenezer

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Eliezer0.68
  2. Spencer0.55
  3. Denver0.55
  4. Evander0.55
  5. Abner0.51
  6. Everette0.50
  7. Sylvester0.49
  8. Eleazar0.49

Middle names for Ebenezer

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ebenezer Paul0.75
  2. Ebenezer John0.75
  3. Ebenezer Blake0.74
  4. Ebenezer Wade0.74
  5. Ebenezer Quinn0.74
  6. Ebenezer Jude0.74

Sibling names for Ebenezer

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Kyrenbrother · 0.91
  2. Keziahsister · 0.91
  3. Bodebrother · 0.91
  4. Jahmirbrother · 0.90
  5. Ayaneither · 0.90
  6. Neriahsister · 0.90

Where Ebenezer is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Ohio0.01%
  2. New York0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ebenezer Allen0.73
  2. Ebenezer Adams0.73
  3. Ebenezer White0.70
  4. Ebenezer Nguyen0.70
  5. Ebenezer Moore0.70
  6. Ebenezer Hill0.70

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 Ebenezer

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

Ebenezer 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.