Eboni
Girl · EB-uh-nee · English
Eboni is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “ebony wood”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Eboni mean?
English: spelling of Ebony, the English word for the dark wood
“ebony wood”
The word ebony came into English via Latin and Greek, ultimately from ancient Egyptian.
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- EB-uh-nee
Is Eboni a girl's or a boy's name?
Eboni is a girls' name.
How popular is Eboni 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 30 girls.
Half of all the girls named Eboni in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eboni in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 2 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,755 |
| 2010 | 12 | #2,234 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 30 | #1,090 |
| 2007 | 20 | #1,421 |
| 2006 | 30 | #1,019 |
| 2005 | 21 | #1,250 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 27 | #927 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,542 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,689 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,653 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Eboni in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 282 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Eboni in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eboni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 24 | #5,555 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5,205 |
| 2010 | 38 | #3,960 |
| 2009 | 40 | #3,869 |
| 2008 | 61 | #2,886 |
| 2007 | 65 | #2,787 |
| 2006 | 68 | #2,631 |
| 2005 | 82 | #2,224 |
| 2004 | 62 | #2,648 |
| 2003 | 86 | #2,060 |
| 2002 | 94 | #1,885 |
| 2001 | 112 | #1,626 |
| 2000 | 128 | #1,429 |
| 1999 | 163 | #1,185 |
| 1998 | 203 | #990 |
| 1997 | 171 | #1,095 |
| 1996 | 200 | #961 |
| 1995 | 244 | #811 |
| 1994 | 214 | #897 |
| 1993 | 238 | #828 |
| 1992 | 243 | #821 |
| 1991 | 253 | #806 |
| 1990 | 252 | #795 |
| 1989 | 234 | #811 |
| 1988 | 255 | #734 |
| 1987 | 248 | #729 |
| 1986 | 251 | #714 |
| 1985 | 238 | #723 |
| 1984 | 239 | #696 |
| 1983 | 237 | #713 |
| 1982 | 282 | #637 |
| 1981 | 209 | #781 |
| 1980 | 206 | #795 |
| 1979 | 200 | #791 |
| 1978 | 178 | #835 |
| 1977 | 130 | #1,027 |
| 1976 | 138 | #932 |
| 1975 | 102 | #1,139 |
| 1974 | 78 | #1,345 |
| 1973 | 47 | #1,805 |
| 1972 | 43 | #1,920 |
| 1971 | 22 | #3,062 |
| 1970 | 15 | #3,871 |
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