Given name & surname
Eban
“as solid as a rock”
Eban is a variant of Eben. One Hebrew interpretation is “as solid as a rock.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Eban is a variant of Eben. One Hebrew interpretation is “as solid as a rock.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Eban is a variant of Eben. An origin associated with Eben is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eban through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 255
- 255 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 21 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 385 as a first name in 2020; 336 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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