Ebon
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- EB-on
- Origin
- English
Ebon is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “ebony, dark”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ebon mean?
English: poetic English word for ebony
“ebony, dark”
Ebon is a poetic word for ebony, the dark wood, from Greek ebenos via Latin.
Is Ebon a girl's or a boy's name?
Ebon is a boys' name.
How popular is Ebon in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 6 boys.
Ebon in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
How popular is Ebon in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1977, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the boys named Ebon in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ebon in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,259 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 9 | #5,922 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,664 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,221 |
| 1972 | 12 | #2,817 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,656 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,403 |
Names like Ebon
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ebon: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ebon, updated 20 October 2026.