TheNameDBEbony
M FEbony is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (1% of births). There have been 39,430 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 38,975 as girls and 455 as boys. Ebony gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 1982 and has since declined significantly.
Popularity Over Time
Yearly Data
| Year | Births |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 |
| 2023 | 19 |
| 2022 | 28 |
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2020 | 29 |
| 2019 | 37 |
| 2018 | 45 |
| 2017 | 47 |
| 2016 | 70 |
| 2015 | 56 |
| 2014 | 71 |
| 2013 | 105 |
| 2012 | 94 |
| 2011 | 98 |
| 2010 | 119 |
| 2009 | 171 |
| 2008 | 187 |
| 2007 | 208 |
| 2006 | 227 |
| 2005 | 257 |
| 2004 | 312 |
| 2003 | 333 |
| 2002 | 372 |
| 2001 | 380 |
| 2000 | 480 |
| 1999 | 535 |
| 1998 | 619 |
| 1997 | 722 |
| 1996 | 807 |
| 1995 | 914 |
| 1994 | 994 |
| 1993 | 1,164 |
| 1992 | 1,358 |
| 1991 | 1,534 |
| 1990 | 1,588 |
| 1989 | 1,610 |
| 1988 | 1,739 |
| 1987 | 1,761 |
| 1986 | 1,675 |
| 1985 | 1,804 |
| 1984 | 2,151 |
| 1983 | 2,238 |
| 1982 | 2,315 |
| 1981 | 1,569 |
| 1980 | 1,602 |
| 1979 | 1,464 |
| 1978 | 1,337 |
| 1977 | 1,180 |
| 1976 | 918 |
| 1975 | 645 |
| 1974 | 519 |
| 1973 | 315 |
| 1972 | 253 |
| 1971 | 179 |
| 1970 | 55 |
| 1969 | 32 |
| 1968 | 16 |
| 1967 | 5 |
| 1966 | 6 |
| 1950 | 6 |