Ebony

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Ebony first appears in the U.S. data in 1950 and has been recorded in 60 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1982 with 2,279 babies (rank #132 that year). In 2024 it was given to 23 girls (rank #5,472). The name has been declining over the last five years.
39,430
Total babies (all years)
60
Years in the data
2,279
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
19506#4,895
19666#5,996
19675#7,065
196816#3,362
196932#2,266
197055#1,686
1971167#829
1972236#646
1973300#551
1974498#404
1975616#352
1976896#265
19771,157#213
19781,319#198
19791,444#184
19801,581#175
19811,554#178
19822,279#132
19832,219#135
19842,130#137
19851,787#160
19861,662#165
19871,748#157
19881,726#164
19891,577#176
19901,567#186
19911,526#195
19921,349#213
19931,164#241
1994994#280
1995907#306
1996801#347
1997722#375
1998614#433
1999530#489
2000474#553
2001380#662
2002372#676
2003333#749
2004307#818
2005257#961
2006227#1,103
2007208#1,206
2008182#1,346
2009171#1,384
2010119#1,747
201198#2,002
201294#2,047
2013105#1,910
201471#2,520
201556#3,038
201670#2,546
201747#3,354
201845#3,448
201937#3,945
202029#4,574
202133#4,269
202228#4,828
202319#6,226
202423#5,472