Meaning and history
Ebenezer is a name derived from the monument erected by Samuel in the Old Testament, from Hebrew אֶבֶן הָעָזֶר (ʾEven Haʿazer), meaning “stone of help.” It was later popularized by Charles Dickens through the miserly character Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol (1843), and today the name is most common in parts of English-influenced Africa, including Ghana.
20062006: 27 births, rank #3,686
2007: 35 births, rank #3,188
2008: 26 births, rank #3,921
2009: 28 births, rank #3,721
2010: 36 births, rank #3,128
20112011: 42 births, rank #2,798
2012: 48 births, rank #2,551
2013: 42 births, rank #2,763
2014: 44 births, rank #2,705
2015: 49 births, rank #2,528
20162016: 42 births, rank #2,838
2017: 55 births, rank #2,345
2018: 47 births, rank #2,635
2019: 40 births, rank #2,993
2020: 40 births, rank #2,925
20212021: 46 births, rank #2,732
2022: 34 births, rank #3,412
2023: 53 births, rank #2,510
2024: 51 births, rank #2,595
20252025: 52 births, rank #2,539
In 2025, 52 babies were recorded with the name Ebenezer, ranking #2,539 among boys.