Boys' name · since 1880
Eber
Eber has 1,328 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,290 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,866 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,328
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Eber is the #5866 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,328 recorded since 1880.
Eber has 1,328 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5866 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- 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.
- #4,290 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,866 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,328 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eber ranks #4,290 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,866 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,328 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,290 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,866 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,328
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Eber's 1,328 recorded births place it above 90.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Eber compares
1,328 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Eber's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eber | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,328 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Eber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Eber's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 41, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Eber popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Eber by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (302 births, 23% of the file).
2000s was Eber's strongest decade.
302 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Eber births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 52
1880s
52 births
- 1890s 21
1890s
21 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 90
1910s
90 births
- 1920s
1920s
134 births
- 1930s 61
1930s
61 births
- 1940s 49
1940s
49 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
193 births
- 2000s
2000s
302 births
- 2010s
2010s
207 births
- 2020s 111
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 302 births (23% of all-time use).
How Eber 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 Eber's total volume
Eber by state
Where Eber concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 156 | 11.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 136 | 10.2% |
156 of 1,328 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Eber's data
- Eber's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (302 total births) through the 2020s (111) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ebers (156 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 Eber: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
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 Eber 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.