Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Eben

#2,176 most common boys' name of all time · #5,205 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,176
Rank overall
#5,205 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
133 of 146
All-time
3,614
Since 2016
449
Peak year
2012 #1,576
Best rank
#548 1888
Girls Boys peak 100/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Eben is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 28 28 #3,848
2024 — 47 47 #2,750
2023 — 29 29 #3,806
2022 — 37 37 #3,218
2021 — 49 49 #2,627
2020 — 53 53 #2,439
2019 — 47 47 #2,694
2018 — 65 65 #2,148
2017 — 37 37 #3,128
2016 — 57 57 #2,305
2015 — 76 76 #1,912
2014 — 67 67 #2,082
2013 — 80 80 #1,797
2012 — 100 100 #1,576
2011 — 93 93 #1,635
2010 — 89 89 #1,713
2009 — 94 94 #1,670
2008 — 85 85 #1,761
2007 — 77 77 #1,863
2006 — 66 66 #2,011
2005 — 62 62 #2,009
2004 — 60 60 #1,992
2003 — 65 65 #1,817
2002 — 43 43 #2,374
2001 — 42 42 #2,349
2000 — 38 38 #2,478
1999 — 33 33 #2,610
1998 — 22 22 #3,397
1997 — 32 32 #2,504
1996 — 39 39 #2,147
1995 — 21 21 #3,200
1994 — 20 20 #3,334
1993 — 28 28 #2,581
1992 — 28 28 #2,536
1991 — 30 30 #2,347
1990 — 29 29 #2,380
1989 — 26 26 #2,476
1988 — 34 34 #1,911
1987 — 27 27 #2,174
1986 — 33 33 #1,839
1985 — 28 28 #2,025
1984 6 31 37 #1,802
1983 — 49 49 #1,330
1982 — 43 43 #1,466
1981 — 37 37 #1,605
1980 — 42 42 #1,478
1979 — 35 35 #1,637
1978 — 27 27 #1,874
1977 — 33 33 #1,647
1976 — 44 44 #1,335
1975 — 41 41 #1,363
1974 — 31 31 #1,585
1973 — 35 35 #1,438
1972 — 32 32 #1,510
1971 — 37 37 #1,403
1970 — 26 26 #1,707
1969 — 19 19 #1,921
1968 — 20 20 #1,794
1967 — 25 25 #1,543
1966 — 24 24 #1,585
1965 — 8 8 #3,004
1964 — 20 20 #1,802
1963 — 14 14 #2,212
1962 — 17 17 #1,974
1961 — 16 16 #2,078
1960 — 22 22 #1,737
1959 — 10 10 #2,673
1958 — 14 14 #2,184
1957 — 16 16 #2,030
1956 — 24 24 #1,614
1955 — 12 12 #2,311
1954 — 17 17 #1,891
1953 — 19 19 #1,774
1952 — 15 15 #2,014
1951 — 10 10 #2,510
1950 — 12 12 #2,219
1949 — 11 11 #2,347
1948 — 12 12 #2,228
1947 — 19 19 #1,742
1946 — 10 10 #2,415
1945 — 13 13 #1,935
1944 — 11 11 #2,206
1943 — 16 16 #1,842
1942 — 9 9 #2,540
1941 — 15 15 #1,833
1940 — 8 8 #2,687
1939 — 9 9 #2,462
1938 — 14 14 #1,913
1937 — 5 5 #3,546
1936 — 7 7 #2,876
1935 — 14 14 #1,939
1934 — 5 5 #3,710
1933 — 14 14 #1,922
1932 — 18 18 #1,721
1931 — 8 8 #2,888
1930 — 13 13 #2,193
1929 — 10 10 #2,601
1928 — 8 8 #3,093
1927 — 18 18 #1,875
1926 — 24 24 #1,525
1925 — 13 13 #2,326
1924 — 23 23 #1,631
1923 — 21 21 #1,703
1922 — 18 18 #1,891
1921 — 25 25 #1,512
1920 — 20 20 #1,753
1919 — 21 21 #1,627
1918 — 23 23 #1,542
1917 — 25 25 #1,402
1916 — 31 31 #1,181
1915 — 27 27 #1,272
1914 — 9 9 #2,289
1913 — 17 17 #1,267
1912 — 10 10 #1,637
1910 — 10 10 #1,063
1905 — 7 7 #1,019
1904 — 5 5 #1,242
1900 — 6 6 #1,193
1898 — 5 5 #1,150
1896 — 6 6 #1,011
1895 — 7 7 #905
1894 — 6 6 #993
1892 — 6 6 #976
1890 — 7 7 #835
1889 — 7 7 #819
1888 — 14 14 #548
1887 — 6 6 #842
1886 — 9 9 #667
1885 — 6 6 #855
1884 — 10 10 #639
1883 — 7 7 #744
1882 — 8 8 #719
1880 — 9 9 #654