Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls
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
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.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6 | #4,895 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,996 |
| 1967 | 5 | #7,065 |
| 1968 | 16 | #3,362 |
| 1969 | 32 | #2,266 |
| 1970 | 55 | #1,686 |
| 1971 | 167 | #829 |
| 1972 | 236 | #646 |
| 1973 | 300 | #551 |
| 1974 | 498 | #404 |
| 1975 | 616 | #352 |
| 1976 | 896 | #265 |
| 1977 | 1,157 | #213 |
| 1978 | 1,319 | #198 |
| 1979 | 1,444 | #184 |
| 1980 | 1,581 | #175 |
| 1981 | 1,554 | #178 |
| 1982 | 2,279 | #132 |
| 1983 | 2,219 | #135 |
| 1984 | 2,130 | #137 |
| 1985 | 1,787 | #160 |
| 1986 | 1,662 | #165 |
| 1987 | 1,748 | #157 |
| 1988 | 1,726 | #164 |
| 1989 | 1,577 | #176 |
| 1990 | 1,567 | #186 |
| 1991 | 1,526 | #195 |
| 1992 | 1,349 | #213 |
| 1993 | 1,164 | #241 |
| 1994 | 994 | #280 |
| 1995 | 907 | #306 |
| 1996 | 801 | #347 |
| 1997 | 722 | #375 |
| 1998 | 614 | #433 |
| 1999 | 530 | #489 |
| 2000 | 474 | #553 |
| 2001 | 380 | #662 |
| 2002 | 372 | #676 |
| 2003 | 333 | #749 |
| 2004 | 307 | #818 |
| 2005 | 257 | #961 |
| 2006 | 227 | #1,103 |
| 2007 | 208 | #1,206 |
| 2008 | 182 | #1,346 |
| 2009 | 171 | #1,384 |
| 2010 | 119 | #1,747 |
| 2011 | 98 | #2,002 |
| 2012 | 94 | #2,047 |
| 2013 | 105 | #1,910 |
| 2014 | 71 | #2,520 |
| 2015 | 56 | #3,038 |
| 2016 | 70 | #2,546 |
| 2017 | 47 | #3,354 |
| 2018 | 45 | #3,448 |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,945 |
| 2020 | 29 | #4,574 |
| 2021 | 33 | #4,269 |
| 2022 | 28 | #4,828 |
| 2023 | 19 | #6,226 |
| 2024 | 23 | #5,472 |
