Recorded 1971–2012 Girls' name Peak 1991 1,662 births

Ebonee — girls' name

1,662 babies named Ebonee in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s1391980s7241990s6482000s1342010s17
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Ebonee was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

97 babies were named Ebonee in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ebonee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,662 babies named Ebonee between 1971 and 2012, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ebonee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 97 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ebonee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 724 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ebonee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 96 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Ebonee in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ebonee 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 1,662 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.

Ebonee at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

1,662

Since 1971

42 years of records

Peak year

1991

97 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1971

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2012

Ebonee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1971

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1991)
97
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
050100150 20122005199919931987198119751971 7

Ebonee by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
724 births that decade — 44% of Ebonee's all-time total
1970s1391980s7241990s6482000s1342010s17

Ebonee by state

Where Ebonee concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ebonee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
96 5.8%
#2 Georgia
81 4.9%
#3 California
76 4.6%
#4 New York
57 3.4%
#5 Illinois
45 2.7%
#6 Florida
32 1.9%
#7 Virginia
32 1.9%
#8 Tennessee
24 1.4%
Texas share of Ebonee's total US births 5.8%
Even split

96 of 1,662 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.

Ebonee appears in 19 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ebonee?
1,662 babies have been named Ebonee since 1971. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1991 with 97 births.
When was Ebonee most popular?
Ebonee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 724 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Ebonee most popular?
The top states for the name Ebonee are Texas (96 births), Georgia (81 births), California (76 births).
How long has the name Ebonee been used?
Ebonee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 42 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Ebonee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ebony, Eboni, Ebonie, Ebone, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1971–2012 (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.