Eboney
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EB-uh-nee
- Origin
- English
Eboney is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “black hardwood”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Eboney mean?
English: variant spelling of Ebony
“black hardwood”
A variant of Ebony, the dark hardwood, a word that reached English from Greek ebenos.
Is Eboney a girl's or a boy's name?
Eboney is a girls' name.
How popular is Eboney in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Eboney in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eboney in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 10 | #2,263 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
How popular is Eboney in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1980, with 46 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Eboney in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eboney in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 8 | #12,415 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 22 | #4,656 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 1993 | 22 | #4,518 |
| 1992 | 31 | #3,497 |
| 1991 | 28 | #3,716 |
| 1990 | 34 | #3,222 |
| 1989 | 21 | #4,352 |
| 1988 | 31 | #3,160 |
| 1987 | 41 | #2,491 |
| 1986 | 40 | #2,469 |
| 1985 | 36 | #2,656 |
| 1984 | 37 | #2,514 |
| 1983 | 33 | #2,658 |
| 1982 | 30 | #2,958 |
| 1981 | 32 | #2,774 |
| 1980 | 46 | #2,189 |
| 1979 | 32 | #2,724 |
| 1978 | 26 | #3,009 |
| 1977 | 22 | #3,365 |
| 1976 | 17 | #3,811 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
Names like Eboney
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emily Erin Amber Holly Jessica Sydney Bailey Jasmine Molly Elizabeth Daisy Tabitha
Names related to Eboney
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Poppy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie Hazel
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, “Eboney: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eboney, updated 20 October 2026.