Ebony is an established girls' name that peaked in 1982 and has since faded.
Ebony is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #5,452 for girl births in the United States (and #9,465 across all names), given to 23 babies. Ebony was first reported in SSA data in 1950 and peaked in 1982 (2,279 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | #5,452 | — |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | #5,495 | — |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | #6,235 | — |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | #4,829 | — |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | #4,270 | — |
| 2020 | 29 | 29 | #4,575 | — |
| 2019 | 37 | 37 | #3,946 | — |
| 2018 | 45 | 45 | #3,449 | — |
| 2017 | 47 | 47 | #3,355 | — |
| 2016 | 70 | 70 | #2,546 | — |
| 2015 | 56 | 56 | #3,039 | — |
| 2014 | 71 | 71 | #2,520 | — |
| 2013 | 105 | 105 | #1,910 | — |
| 2012 | 94 | 94 | #2,048 | — |
| 2011 | 98 | 98 | #2,002 | — |
| 2010 | 119 | 119 | #1,747 | — |
| 2009 | 171 | 171 | #1,384 | — |
| 2008 | 187 | 187 | #1,346 | #13,087 |
| 2007 | 208 | 208 | #1,206 | — |
| 2006 | 227 | 227 | #1,103 | — |
| 2005 | 257 | 257 | #961 | — |
| 2004 | 312 | 312 | #818 | #11,871 |
| 2003 | 333 | 333 | #749 | — |
| 2002 | 372 | 372 | #676 | — |
| 2001 | 380 | 380 | #662 | — |
| 2000 | 480 | 480 | #553 | #9,446 |
| 1999 | 535 | 535 | #489 | #10,383 |
| 1998 | 619 | 619 | #433 | #10,085 |
| 1997 | 722 | — | #375 | — |
| 1996 | 807 | — | #347 | #8,247 |
| 1995 | 914 | — | #306 | #7,229 |
| 1994 | 994 | — | #280 | — |
| 1993 | 1,164 | — | #241 | — |
| 1992 | 1,358 | — | #213 | #5,778 |
| 1991 | 1,534 | — | #195 | #6,116 |
| 1990 | 1,588 | — | #186 | #2,991 |
| 1989 | 1,610 | — | #176 | #2,116 |
| 1988 | 1,739 | — | #164 | #3,758 |
| 1987 | 1,761 | — | #157 | #3,590 |
| 1986 | 1,675 | — | #165 | #3,502 |
| 1985 | 1,804 | — | #160 | #2,863 |
| 1984 | 2,151 | — | #137 | #2,384 |
| 1983 | 2,238 | — | #135 | #2,513 |
| 1982 | 2,315 | — | #132 | #1,658 |
| 1981 | 1,569 | — | #178 | #2,937 |
| 1980 | 1,602 | — | #175 | #2,388 |
| 1979 | 1,463 | — | #184 | #2,405 |
| 1978 | 1,338 | — | #198 | #2,504 |
| 1977 | 1,180 | — | #213 | #2,085 |
| 1976 | 918 | — | #265 | #2,131 |
| 1975 | 645 | — | #352 | #1,720 |
| 1974 | 520 | — | #404 | #2,070 |
| 1973 | 314 | — | #552 | #2,536 |
| 1972 | 253 | — | #646 | #2,269 |
| 1971 | 179 | — | #828 | #2,862 |
| 1970 | 55 | — | #1,686 | — |
| 1969 | 32 | — | #2,266 | — |
| 1968 | 16 | — | #3,361 | — |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,067 | — |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #5,997 | — |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #4,895 | — |