How Many People Are Named Eboni?
An estimated 6,215 people in the United States have the first name Eboni. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Eboni peaked in popularity in 1982 with 282 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Eboni 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 Eboni paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,215
About 1 in 55,150 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1982
282 births
Total Registered
6,526
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Eboni
Eboni is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,526 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Eboni as a male name
Ranked #6,540 in 1980
5 male births in 1980
Peak: 1980 (5 births)
Eboni as a female name
Ranked #15,956 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1982 (282 births)
Eboni: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Eboni span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,404 babies were registered. Eboni has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Eboni by Decade
How has Eboni 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.
Eboni by State
Birth registrations for Eboni span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Illinois, California. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Kentucky, Kansas. On average, about 178 Ebonis were registered per state.
Eboni + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Eboni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Eboni: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eboni?
We estimate approximately 6,215 people named Eboni 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 55,150 Americans share this first name.
Is Eboni a common name?
Eboni is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,526 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Eboni most popular?
Eboni reached peak popularity in 1982, when 282 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Eboni is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Eboni a female name?
Eboni is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Eboni Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Eboni Smith, Eboni Johnson, Eboni 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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