Ebonie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- EB-o-nee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,509 for girls
Ebonie is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “ebony wood”. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies).
What does Ebonie mean?
English: spelling of Ebony; English word name, via Greek ebenos from ancient Egyptian
“ebony wood”
From the dense black wood of the ebony tree, a word that goes back to ancient Egyptian.
Meaning borrowed from Ebony. More on Wiktionary.
Is Ebonie a girl's or a boy's name?
Ebonie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ebonie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,509th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Ebonie, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,407th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 33 girls.
2025 had more girls named Ebonie than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Ebonie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 56 girls in the UK were given Ebonie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #667, up from #2,509 for this spelling alone.
- Ebony 45
- Ebonie 11
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.
Ebonie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,509 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,644 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,407 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,651 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 23 | #1,498 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2014 | 30 | #1,209 |
| 2013 | 18 | #1,727 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2011 | 28 | #1,238 |
| 2010 | 25 | #1,344 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,285 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,293 |
| 2007 | 29 | #1,082 |
| 2006 | 26 | #1,118 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,172 |
| 2004 | 33 | #882 |
| 2003 | 15 | #1,492 |
| 2002 | 21 | #1,121 |
| 2001 | 19 | #1,155 |
| 2000 | 16 | #1,290 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 23 | #1,015 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,780 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,741 |
How popular is Ebonie 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 146 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Ebonie in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1993, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ebonie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 21 | #6,319 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5,085 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 31 | #4,383 |
| 2003 | 22 | #5,414 |
| 2002 | 30 | #4,175 |
| 2001 | 35 | #3,699 |
| 2000 | 30 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 50 | #2,734 |
| 1998 | 49 | #2,728 |
| 1997 | 67 | #2,099 |
| 1996 | 56 | #2,337 |
| 1995 | 67 | #2,023 |
| 1994 | 74 | #1,900 |
| 1993 | 84 | #1,749 |
| 1992 | 81 | #1,778 |
| 1991 | 91 | #1,636 |
| 1990 | 94 | #1,590 |
| 1989 | 108 | #1,388 |
| 1988 | 122 | #1,225 |
| 1987 | 128 | #1,150 |
| 1986 | 145 | #1,042 |
| 1985 | 119 | #1,185 |
| 1984 | 141 | #1,011 |
| 1983 | 140 | #1,010 |
| 1982 | 146 | #1,010 |
| 1981 | 90 | #1,368 |
| 1980 | 98 | #1,299 |
| 1979 | 92 | #1,338 |
| 1978 | 76 | #1,487 |
| 1977 | 63 | #1,661 |
| 1976 | 51 | #1,820 |
| 1975 | 50 | #1,838 |
| 1974 | 36 | #2,213 |
| 1973 | 25 | #2,753 |
| 1972 | 12 | #4,522 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
Names like Ebonie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emily, Amber, Jessica, Erin, Jasmine, Ellie, Darcie, Holly, Ellie-Mae, Tabitha, Hallie, Katie
Other spellings of Ebonie
Names related to Ebonie
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, 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, “Ebonie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ebonie, updated 20 October 2026.