Ebony
4 countries#5410 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Ebony was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
39,453 births recorded 1950–2025 · currently #5410 · peaked in 1982 with 2,315 births
Most common in: New York, California, Texas, Florida, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
411 births recorded 1988–2025 · currently #539 · peaked in 2002 with 25 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
108 births recorded 1997–2019 · peaked in 2005 with 9 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
17 births recorded 2001–2008 · peaked in 2005 with 5 births
Most common in: Paris
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Ebony’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1102 | — |
| 2007 | #1205 | ↓103 |
| 2008 | #1345 | ↓140 |
| 2009 | #1383 | ↓38 |
| 2010 | #1747 | ↓364 |
| 2011 | #2000 | ↓253 |
| 2012 | #2047 | ↓47 |
| 2013 | #1900 | ↑147 |
| 2014 | #2517 | ↓617 |
| 2015 | #3024 | ↓507 |
| 2016 | #2539 | ↑485 |
| 2017 | #3346 | ↓807 |
| 2018 | #3438 | ↓92 |
| 2019 | #3923 | ↓485 |
| 2020 | #4548 | ↓625 |
| 2021 | #4245 | ↑303 |
| 2022 | #4793 | ↓548 |
| 2023 | #6169 | ↓1376 |
| 2024 | #5443 | ↑726 |
| 2025 | #5410 | ↑33 |