Ebony

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Ebony is an English feminine given name often given in reference to the color black or to the type of wood. It has been particularly well used by Black people in the United States.

From Wikipedia

Ebony first appears in the data in 1993 and has been recorded in 18 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 260 babies (rank #94 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ebony

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ebony yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,755

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

260

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1993	144	#88
1994	179	#71
1995	171	#76
1996	169	#72
1997	175	#66
1998	184	#64
1999	181	#63
2000	184	#65
2001	202	#57
2002	203	#56
2003	194	#55
2004	174	#63
2005	154	#72
2006	91	#85
2014	14	#133
2015	63	#138
2016	260	#94
2017	13	#135