Ebenezer

“Stone of help” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #2539 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Ebenezer has appeared in US records since 1884 — best rank #764 (1884) · 1,216 babies named Ebenezer all-time · 1 in 33,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 14,000 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 18,000 boys in Switzerland (2024).

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

Famous Ebenezers

Ebenezer Howard — British writer, founder of the garden city movement (1850–1928)
Ebenezer Cobb Morley — English sportsman (1831-1924)
Ebenezer Ofori — Ghanaian footballer
Ebenezer Assifuah — Ghanaian footballer
Ebenezer Prout — English musical theorist, writer, teacher and composer

In stories & tradition

Ebenezer Scrooge — A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Le Page — fictional human
Ebenezer Cheatham — The Governor's Vrouw

What Ebenezers become

Among 267 notable people named Ebenezer:

Political leaders appear 2.99× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ebenezer R. Hoar, American lawyer, judge, and politician (1816-1895).

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