Eboni

Eboni: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “ebony wood”
Origin: English
Say it: eh-BOH-nee · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant spelling of Ebony, from the English word for the dark tropical wood, ultimately from Greek and Egyptian sources. The name arose from the vocabulary word.

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How popular is Eboni?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Eboni in 20240

Peak year1982

Total US babies since 18806,526

Eboni was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Eboni

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Ebonyebony wood · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English

Eboni questions

What does the name Eboni mean?

Eboni means "ebony wood". It comes from English. Variant spelling of Ebony, from the English word for the dark tropical wood, ultimately from Greek and Egyptian sources. The name arose from the vocabulary word.

Is Eboni a boy or girl name?

Eboni is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Eboni?

Eboni was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1982.

How do you pronounce Eboni?

Eboni is usually pronounced eh-BOH-nee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.