Eben
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning stone, rock.
Eben by the numbers
In 2025, 17 babies in England and Wales were named Eben. In the US, 37 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 100 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Eben. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eberbeyond passing over16 in the US (2017)
- Ebinstone; a form of Ebban or Evan10 in the US (2017)
- Evenlife; a form of Eve or Evan5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Esbendivine bear8 in the US (2017)
- Ewenyoung warrior; from Eoghan3 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Eben
Names that are said the same way as Eben, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Eban6 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a stone or rock
Like Eben, each of these has a stone or rock in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Masonstone worker13,560 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Harleyhare meadow or rocky meadow366 in England and Wales (2025)
- Peterrock, stone1,777 in the US (2017)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Pedrostone or rock; Spanish form of Peter809 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Eben
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