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Ebenezer

Boy's name · #2544 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Ebenezer is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1884, when it ranked #792. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 1,200 boys since 1884, ranked #2544 today.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 1 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,406 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,733 in Italy (2024) · #1,804 in Canada (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #3,962 in France (2025) · #2,282 in Austria (2024) · #4,936 in Ecuador (2016) · #686 in Scotland (2015).

Famous Ebenezers

• Ebenezer Howard — British writer, founder of the garden city movement (1850–1928)
• Ebenezer Cobb Morley — English sportsman (1831–1924)
• Ebenezer Akinsanmiro — Nigerian footballer (born 2004)
• Ebenezer Obey — Nigerian jùjú singer and songwriter (born 1942)
• Ebenezer Assifuah — Ghanaian footballer (born 1993)

In stories & tradition

• Ebenezer Scrooge — Fictional character in A Christmas Carol
• Ebenezer Le Page — The Book of Ebenezer Le Page (novel)
• Ebenezer Cheatham — The Governor's Vrouw (musical stage work)

What Ebenezers become

Among 272 notable people named Ebenezer:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.99× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ebenezer R. Hoar, American judge (1816–1895).

Similar names: Levy · Obed · Theophilus · Elam · Ananias · Ike

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