Iben (given name)

Iben is a given name of multiple origins, in use primarily in Denmark and Norway. As a feminine name, it might be derived from ibenholt, the Danish word for ebony. It might also be used as a feminine version of Ib, a Danish diminutive of Jacob. It was among the ten most used names for newborn girls in Norway in 2022.

As a masculine name, it is a Frisian version of the name Ivo or used in Norway as a personal name that is possibly derived from the German surname Ibenhard.

Women

 * Iben Akerlie (born 1988), Norwegian actress
 * Iben Bergstein (born 1995), Danish badminton player
 * Iben Dorner (born 1978), Danish actress and voice artist
 * Iben Hjejle (born 1971), Danish actress
 * Iben Larsen, Danish former curler
 * Iben Mondrup (born 1969), Danish novelist
 * Iben Sandemose (born 1950), Norwegian illustrator, children's writer, playwright and biographer
 * Iben Tinning (born 1974), Danish professional golfer

Men

 * Iben Browning (1918-1991), American business consultant, author and self-proclaimed climatologist