Girls' name · since 1970
Eboni
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 6,522 babies named Eboni, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,173 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,522
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Eboni is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 6,522 have been recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Eboni recorded 6,522 times among girls since 1970, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2022.
- #2,173 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 6,522 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eboni ranks #2,173 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 6,522 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,173 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 6,522
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Eboni's 6,522 recorded births place it above 96.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Eboni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Eboni splits its recorded history at 1996: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 282 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Eboni popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2022
- Peak year (1982)
- 282
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Eboni popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1980 (Eboni as boys' name)
Eboni by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (2,399 births, 37% of the file).
1980s was Eboni's strongest decade.
2,399 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Eboni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 953
1970s
953 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,399 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,181 births
- 2000s 798
2000s
798 births
- 2010s 173
2010s
173 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 2,399 births (37% of all-time use).
How Eboni 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 Eboni's total volume
Eboni by state
Where Eboni concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 589 | 9.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 452 | 6.9% |
| #3 | California | | 421 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 378 | 5.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 369 | 5.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 365 | 5.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 342 | 5.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 258 | 4.0% |
589 of 6,522 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Eboni appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eboni's data
- Eboni's decade-level peak was the 1980s (2,399 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ebonis (589 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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eboni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1970–2022 (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 Eboni 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.