Is Ebony a boy or girl name?
Ebony is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 23 girls and 0 boys were named Ebony, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.8% of the 39,430 US babies named Ebony were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,472
- Babies named Ebony since 1950
- 39,430
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 2,315 babies
Boys and girls named Ebony, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 59 | 100% |
| 1970s | 177 | 6,688 | 97.4% |
| 1980s | 201 | 18,263 | 98.9% |
| 1990s | 61 | 10,174 | 99.4% |
| 2000s | 16 | 2,911 | 99.5% |
| 2010s | 0 | 742 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 132 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,472 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,226 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,828 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,269 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,574 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,945 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,448 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,354 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,546 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,038 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,520 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,910 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 94 | #2,047 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,002 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,747 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,384 |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,086 | 182 | #1,346 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 208 | #1,206 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 227 | #1,103 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 257 | #961 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,870 | 307 | #818 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 333 | #749 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 372 | #676 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 380 | #662 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,446 | 474 | #553 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,383 | 530 | #489 |
| 1998 | 5 | #10,085 | 614 | #433 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 722 | #375 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,247 | 801 | #347 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,228 | 907 | #306 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 994 | #280 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,164 | #241 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,777 | 1,349 | #213 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,115 | 1,526 | #195 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,991 | 1,567 | #186 |
| 1989 | 33 | #2,117 | 1,577 | #176 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,757 | 1,726 | #164 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,590 | 1,748 | #157 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,502 | 1,662 | #165 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,863 | 1,787 | #160 |
| 1984 | 21 | #2,384 | 2,130 | #137 |
| 1983 | 19 | #2,512 | 2,219 | #135 |
| 1982 | 36 | #1,658 | 2,279 | #132 |
| 1981 | 15 | #2,937 | 1,554 | #178 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,388 | 1,581 | #175 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,405 | 1,444 | #184 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,504 | 1,319 | #198 |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,084 | 1,157 | #213 |
| 1976 | 22 | #2,132 | 896 | #265 |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,720 | 616 | #352 |
| 1974 | 21 | #2,070 | 498 | #404 |
| 1973 | 15 | #2,537 | 300 | #551 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,270 | 236 | #646 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,862 | 167 | #829 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,686 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,266 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,362 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,065 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,996 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,895 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ebony reached #1,658 in 1982. As a girl name, it reached #132 in 1982. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ebony
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.