How Many People Are Named Ebonie?
An estimated 2,501 people in the United States have the first name Ebonie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Ebonie peaked in popularity in 1982 with 146 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ebonie 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 Ebonie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,501
About 1 in 137,047 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1982
146 births
Total Registered
2,638
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ebonie
Ebonie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,638 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ebonie as a female name
Ranked #13,572 in 2013
7 female births in 2013
Peak: 1982 (146 births)
Ebonie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ebonie span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,237 babies were registered. Ebonie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ebonie by Decade
How has Ebonie 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.
Ebonie by State
Birth registrations for Ebonie span all 22 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, Texas, California. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Kentucky, Indiana. On average, about 62 Ebonies were registered per state.
Ebonie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ebonie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ebonie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ebonie?
We estimate approximately 2,501 people named Ebonie 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 137,047 Americans share this first name.
Is Ebonie a common name?
Ebonie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,638 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ebonie most popular?
Ebonie reached peak popularity in 1982, when 146 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ebonie is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ebonie a female name?
Ebonie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ebonie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ebonie Smith, Ebonie Johnson, Ebonie 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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