Boys' name · since 1880
Eben
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 3,608 babies named Eben, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,251 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,848 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,608
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,608 babies have been named Eben since 1880, making it today's #3848 boys' name.
Eben has 3,608 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3848 as of the latest data, more common than 72% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #2,251 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,848 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,608 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eben ranks #2,251 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,848 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,608 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,251 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,848 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,608
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eben's 3,608 recorded births place it above 95.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Eben compares
3,608 Top 16% higher than 84% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Eben's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eben | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,608 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eben's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eben splits its recorded history at 1959: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1898 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 100 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eben popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Eben popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1984 (Eben as girls' name)
Eben by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (711 births, 20% of the file).
2010s was Eben's strongest decade.
711 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Eben births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 76
1880s
76 births
- 1890s 37
1890s
37 births
- 1900s 18
1900s
18 births
- 1910s 173
1910s
173 births
- 1920s 180
1920s
180 births
- 1930s 107
1930s
107 births
- 1940s 124
1940s
124 births
- 1950s 149
1950s
149 births
- 1960s 185
1960s
185 births
- 1970s
1970s
341 births
- 1980s
1980s
350 births
- 1990s 282
1990s
282 births
- 2000s
2000s
632 births
- 2010s
2010s
711 births
- 2020s 243
2020s
243 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 711 births (20% of all-time use).
How Eben compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Eben's total volume
Eben by state
Where Eben concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 151 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 108 | 3.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 99 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Maine | | 98 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 68 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Washington | | 13 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 12 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 11 | 0.3% |
151 of 3,608 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Eben appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eben's data
- Eben's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (711 total births) through the 2020s (243) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ebens (151 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eben: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eben draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.