Girls' name · since 1974
Ebone
1,182 babies named Ebone in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,686 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,182
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ebone sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,182 recorded since 1974.
Ebone has 1,182 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2003.
- #6,686 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,182 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ebone ranks #6,686 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,182 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,686 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,182
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ebone's 1,182 recorded births place it above 90.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Ebone's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ebone splits its recorded history at 1990: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 98 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ebone popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2003
- Peak year (1993)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Ebone by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (548 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Ebone's strongest decade.
548 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Ebone births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s
1980s
542 births
- 1990s
1990s
548 births
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 548 births (46% of all-time use).
How Ebone compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ebone's total volume
Ebone by state
Where Ebone concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 60 | 5.1% |
| #2 | California | | 56 | 4.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 44 | 3.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 36 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 33 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 26 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 20 | 1.7% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 20 | 1.7% |
60 of 1,182 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Ebone appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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- Ebone's decade-level peak was the 1990s (548 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ebones (60 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ebone: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1974–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Ebone 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 August 2026.