boy's name

Eban

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 584

Eban is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2020 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2008, when 21 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1972.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Eban over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2020, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Eban by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 25
1980s 17
1990s 27
2000s 111
2010s 70
2020s (to 2020) 5

How popular is Eban?

In 2020, Eban was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Eban is used

England & Wales #3,433 6 in 2025
France #5,928 5 in 2023
United States #12,652 5 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Eban

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Eban also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Eban over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Eban

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Eban — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Eban

How popular is the name Eban?

In 2020, Eban was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Eban a girl's or a boy's name?

Eban is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Eban?

Eban has 2 syllables.

When was Eban most popular?

Eban peaked in 2008, when 21 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Eban a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Eban currently ranks #3,433 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.