Recorded 1985–2014 Girls' name Peak 2004 122 births

Ebany — girls' name

122 babies named Ebany in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s152000s802010s22
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.

What the Data Says About Ebany

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Ebany between 1985 and 2014, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ebany currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ebany performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ebany shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ebany in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 122 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ebany at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

122

Since 1985

30 years of records

Peak year

2004

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1985

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2014

Ebany popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1985

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (2004)
11
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4681012 201420112009200720052003200119901985 5

Ebany by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
80 births that decade — 66% of Ebany's all-time total
1980s51990s152000s802010s22

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?
Ebany has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 30 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.