Ebenezer is a distinctive choice, ranked #1282 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ebenezer in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1282
About the Name Ebenezer
Ebenezer is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 946 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1125 in 2007 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ebenezer 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 Ebenezer
Unlikely. With around 21 UK babies named Ebenezer per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ebenezer in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ebenezer is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 946 places over the last five years to #1282 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Ebenezer 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.
Notable people named Ebenezer include: Ebenezer Dadzie — Ebenezer Dadzie is a retired Ghanaian football striker.; Ebenezer Akinsanmiro — Ebenezer Ajodun Akinsanmiro is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder, attacking midfielder or right winger for Serie A club...; Ebenezer Annan — Ebenezer Annan is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne and the Ghana national team..
Ebenezer does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ebenezers in the wild.
21
UK babies named Ebenezer (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 946 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ebenezer
Likely around 1 other Ebenezer in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ebenezer
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Ebenezer Ajodun Akinsanmiro is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder, attacking midfielder or right winger for Serie A club Pisa, on loan from Inter Milan, and the Nigeria national team.
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Ebenezer Baptist Church is a progressive Baptist megachurch located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, affiliated with the Progressive National Baptist Convention and American Baptist Churches USA. It was the church where Dr.