Ebony
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Ebony
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 is also given to boys.
Pronounced EB-a-nee.
As of October 2026, Ebony ranked #5452 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #132 in 1982.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,520 | 71 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #3,038 | 56 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #2,546 | 70 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #3,354 | 47 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #3,448 | 45 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #3,945 | 37 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #4,574 | 29 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,269 | 33 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #4,828 | 28 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Ebony for girls
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Ebony on lists
Famous Ebonys
- Ebony BonesGirl
British Caribbean singer,songwriter
- EbonyGirl
Jewel Cora,Lee Camellia Rosamond Rainford,Brent, English cricketer
- Ebony Vernice HoffmanGirl
American basketball player
- Ebony JacksonGirl
American reality TV personality ("16 and Pregnant")
- Venus Ebony Starr WilliamsGirl
American tennis player
Ebony in pop culture
- EbonyGirl
battle spider in the Spider Riders series
- EbonyGirl
character on TV's The Tribe
- Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven WayGirl
main character of 'My Immortal'
- Ebony WhiteGirl
male sidekick of comics character The Spirit
- "Ebony and IvoryGirl
" song by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
- EbonyGirl
African,American magazine