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Ebony

Girl

Short-lived name

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1982 was its best year: 2,279 births, or 1 baby in 1,539. The decline was steep: births are now 99% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 5409. 47% of all babies named Ebony since 1880 were born in the 1980s.
38,998births since 1880
1980sgeneration
No. 132rank at its peak, in 1982

Where babies named Ebony are born

1982

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The darker the blue, the more common Ebony is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Ebony is most common in District of Columbia (6 times), Mississippi (2.4) and South Carolina (2.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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