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Eboni

girl name
Origin
Modern American
Syllables
3
Peak era
1980s/2000s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“A 1980s spelling of Ebony, a nature name coined by mid-20th-century Black Americans from the word for the dark wood.”

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1980s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Eboni peaked in the 1980s and the 2000s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

49 people · the #67,613 first name in Brazil · median age 27

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Eboni

Most people given the name Eboni in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Eboni you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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