How Many People Are Named Ebon?
An estimated 258 people in the United States have the first name Ebon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Ebon peaked in popularity in 1977 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ebon as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ebon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
258
About 1 in 1,328,505 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1977
16 births
Total Registered
269
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ebon
Ebon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 269 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ebon as a male name
Ranked #12,684 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1977 (16 births)
Ebon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ebon span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 98 babies were registered. While Ebon is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ebon by Decade
How has Ebon tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ebon by State
Ebon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ebon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ebon
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Ebon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ebon?
We estimate approximately 258 people named Ebon are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,328,505 Americans share this first name.
Is Ebon a common name?
Ebon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 269 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ebon most popular?
Ebon reached peak popularity in 1977, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ebon is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ebon a male name?
Ebon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ebon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ebon Smith, Ebon Johnson, Ebon Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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