Eboney vs Ebony

Side-by-side comparison of Eboney and Ebony — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Eboney

Girl name

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Name B

Ebony

Girl name · Rank #5455

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Metric Eboney Ebony
Current Rank Unranked #5455
Total Births (all years) 747 38,975
Peak Year 1980 1982
Peak Year Births 46 2,279
Peak Decade 1980ss 1980ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1974 1950

Births by Decade

Decade Eboney Ebony
1950ss — 6
1960ss — 59
1970ss 111 6,688
1980ss 347 18,263
1990ss 224 10,174
2000ss 65 2,911
2010ss — 742
2020ss — 132

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Eboney Ebony
2014 — 71
2015 — 56
2016 — 70
2017 — 47
2018 — 45
2019 — 37
2020 — 29
2021 — 33
2022 — 28
2023 — 19
2024 — 23

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1974–2007.

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