Ebony

English

Ebony Origin and Meaning

The name Ebony is a girl's name of English origin.

An attractive and now underused nature name belonging to a tree whose wood is prized for its dark color and dense texture, which shines when polished. Ebony joined the most popular girl names list in the US in the early 1970s, peaked in 1982 at #132, and dropped back below the Top 1000 in 2006.

The word Ebony ultimately derives from the Ancient Egyptian name for the tree, via Greek and Latin. It is also a name with musical connections, since the black keys on a piano were traditionally made of ebony wood.

The name Ebony has historically been particularly popular in the African-American community, and is the name of a long-running magazine focusing on news, culture and politics in the Black community.

Ebony Rank in US Top 1000

# 960 in the US

Ebony Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1379 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ebony

• 1379 Nameberry 2025
• 907 England 2024

20 Names Similar to Ebony

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Famous People Named Ebony

• Ebony Bones British Caribbean singer,songwriter
• Ebony Jewel Cora,Lee Camellia Rosamond Rainford,Brent, English cricketer
• Ebony Vernice Hoffman American basketball player
• Ebony Jackson American reality TV personality ("16 and Pregnant")
• Venus Ebony Starr Williams American tennis player

The name Ebony in Pop Culture

• Ebony battle spider in the Spider Riders series
• Ebony character on TV's The Tribe
• Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way main character of 'My Immortal'
• Ebony White male sidekick of comics character The Spirit
• "Ebony and Ivory " song by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
• Ebony African,American magazine