Name Legacy

Ebenezer

Recorded 1884–2025 · United States

Ebenezer was most popular in 2017, when 55 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,196 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,471, with 52 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,249 people named Ebenezer.

Most popular in2017
Rank that year#5,196
Births that year55
Total since 18801,249
Given to97% boys

Ebenezer over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Ebenezer’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ebenezer a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ebenezer is a boy’s name — 2.6% of the 1,249 Americans given it were girls and 97.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 4% girls and 96% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Ebenezer is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org