Ebenezer
How to say it: eb-uh-NEE-zer · /ˌɛbəˈnizər/
Hebrew 'eben ha-ezer' meaning 'stone of help' - biblical name known from Dickens.
Ebenezer was the 1,997th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 52 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 6% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,821 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #1,997 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 52 |
| Share of births | 1 in 63,756 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +6% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,821 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,436 among boys’ names, 5 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Ebenezer is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ebenezer is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, Spanish.
In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Ebenezer
- Ebenezer Howard (1850–1928)British writer, founder of the garden city movement
- Ebenezer Assifuah (born 1993)Ghanaian footballer
- Ebenezer Ofori (born 1995)Ghanaian footballer
From Wikidata and Wikipedia
Good to know
- Ebenezer Scrooge, miser protagonist of Dickens's A Christmas Carol
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