Eben is a distinctive choice, ranked #1758 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Eben in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1758
About the Name Eben
Eben has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 673 places in five years. It was most popular in 2013 at #544 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Eben is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Eben
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Eben per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Eben in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Eben has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 673 places in the last five years. Its peak was #544 in 2013. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Eben is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Eben does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ebens in the wild.
14
UK babies named Eben (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 673 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Eben
Likely around 1 other Eben in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Eben
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Eben (sometimes incorrectly Ebenezer) Sumner Draper was an American businessman and politician from Massachusetts. He was for many years a leading figure in what later became the Draper Corporation, the dominant manufacturer of cotton textile process machinery in the world during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Eben Norton Horsford was an American scientist who taught agricultural chemistry in the Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard from 1847 to 1863. Later he was known for his reformulation of baking powder, his interest in Viking settlements in North America, and the monuments he built to Leif Erikson.