The baby name Ebony appears in baby name data for the United States from 1969 to 2022. It was most popular in 1982 with 2,614 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Ebony has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1969 | 9 |
| 1970 | 32 |
| 1971 | 110 |
| 1972 | 218 |
| 1973 | 319 |
| 1974 | 497 |
| 1975 | 654 |
| 1976 | 1,002 |
| 1977 | 1,466 |
| 1978 | 1,664 |
| 1979 | 1,857 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1980 | 2,011 |
| 1981 | 1,798 |
| 1982 | 2,614 |
| 1982 | 10 |
| 1983 | 2,525 |
| 1984 | 2,448 |
| 1985 | 2,087 |
| 1986 | 2,123 |
| 1987 | 2,257 |
| 1988 | 2,121 |
| 1989 | 2,119 |
| 1989 | 23 |
| 1990 | 1,809 |
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1991 | 2,141 |
| 1992 | 1,587 |
| 1993 | 1,351 |
| 1994 | 1,208 |
| 1995 | 1,083 |
| 1996 | 933 |
| 1997 | 874 |
| 1998 | 768 |
| 1999 | 551 |
| 2000 | 427 |
| 2001 | 395 |
| 2002 | 275 |
| 2003 | 293 |
| 2004 | 336 |
| 2005 | 277 |
| 2006 | 210 |
| 2007 | 170 |
| 2008 | 167 |
| 2009 | 79 |
| 2010 | 53 |
| 2011 | 49 |
| 2012 | 30 |
| 2013 | 19 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 30 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2022 | 8 |