Given name & surname
Eber
“one who moves beyond”
Eber is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who moves beyond.”
Original Hebrewעבר
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “one who moves beyond.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Eber appears in Genesis 10:24, Luke 3:35, Genesis 10:25.
- Genesis 10:24
- Luke 3:35
- Genesis 10:25
From biblical name research
Eber through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,328
- 1,328 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #5,930 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,930 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 41 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,805 as a first name in 2020; 1,016 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.
Eber’s family of names
In English usage, Eber as a surname has a diminutive in Eberle. In German usage, Eber as a surname has a related form in Eberle. In Russian usage, Eber as a surname has a diminutive in Эберле.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Eber has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
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.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Eber
- Eber Finn1700 BC (AFM), 1287-1286 BC
- Eber MoasUruguayan footballerborn 1969
- Eber LandauLatvian anatomist (1878-1959)
- Éber LobatoArgentinian actor (1931-2014)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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