Total births
122
Girls' name · since 1985
Ebany
Ebany has 122 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 122
- total births
- 1985–2014
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 66%
- born in that decade
Ebany sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 122 recorded since 1985.
Ebany has 122 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2014.
- 122 total births
- 1985–2014 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 66% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
122 girls have been named Ebany since 1985, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.
- 122
- total births
- 1985–2014
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 66%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
66% of everyone ever named Ebany was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
11 babies were named Ebany in 2004 - its busiest year on record.
Ebany's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ebany splits its recorded history at 2006: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ebany at a glance
Last recorded 2014Peak year
2004
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1985
Ebany popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2014
- Peak year (2004)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Ebany by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Ebany's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Ebany births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
80 births
- 2010s 22
2010s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 80 births (66% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ebany? ▼
122 babies have been named Ebany since 1985. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 2004 with 11 births.
When was Ebany most popular? ▼
Ebany was most popular in the 2000s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Ebany been used? ▼
Records for Ebany go back to 1985, giving 30 years of history through 2014.
What names are similar to Ebany? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ebanie, Ebadat. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Ebany's data
- Ebany's decade-level peak was the 2000s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ebany: Baby Name Since 1985 - 122 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ebany. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ebany draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.