Ebony Popularity by Year
Follow Ebony across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Ebony birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | 23 | #5,410 | Up 33 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 23 | #5,443 | Up 726 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 19 | #6,169 | Down 1,376 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 28 | #4,793 | Down 548 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 33 | #4,245 | Up 303 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 29 | #4,548 | Down 625 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 37 | #3,923 | Down 485 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 45 | #3,438 | Down 92 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 47 | #3,346 | Down 807 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 70 | #2,539 | Up 485 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 56 | #3,024 | Down 507 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 71 | #2,517 | Down 617 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 105 | #1,900 | Up 147 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 94 | #2,047 | Down 47 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 98 | #2,000 | Down 253 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 119 | #1,747 | Down 364 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 171 | #1,383 | Down 38 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 5 | #12,553 | Down 1,197 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 182 | #1,345 | Down 140 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 208 | #1,205 | Down 103 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 227 | #1,102 | Down 144 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 257 | #958 | Down 142 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 5 | #11,356 | Down 2,244 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 307 | #816 | Down 67 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 333 | #749 | Down 74 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 372 | #675 | Down 14 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 380 | #661 | Down 109 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 6 | #9,112 | Up 800 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 474 | #552 | Down 63 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 5 | #9,912 | Down 281 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 530 | #489 | Down 56 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 5 | #9,631 | Down 1,660 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 614 | #433 | Down 58 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 722 | #375 | Down 28 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 6 | #7,971 | Down 979 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 801 | #347 | Down 42 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 7 | #6,992 | Down 1,332 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 907 | #305 | Down 25 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 994 | #280 | Down 39 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 1,164 | #241 | Down 28 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 9 | #5,660 | Up 282 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 1,349 | #213 | Down 18 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 8 | #5,942 | Down 2,990 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 1,526 | #195 | Down 9 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 21 | #2,952 | Down 846 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 1,567 | #186 | Down 10 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 33 | #2,106 | Up 1,599 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 1,577 | #176 | Down 12 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 13 | #3,705 | Down 184 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 1,726 | #164 | Down 7 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 13 | #3,521 | Down 81 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 1,748 | #157 | Up 8 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 13 | #3,440 | Down 612 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 1,662 | #165 | Down 5 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 17 | #2,828 | Down 464 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 1,787 | #160 | Down 23 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 21 | #2,364 | Up 129 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 2,130 | #137 | Down 2 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 19 | #2,493 | Down 839 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 2,219 | #135 | Down 3 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 36 | #1,654 | Up 1,244 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 2,279 | #132 | Up 46 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 15 | #2,898 | Down 531 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 1,554 | #178 | Down 3 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 21 | #2,367 | Up 12 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 1,581 | #175 | Up 9 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 20 | #2,379 | Up 94 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 1,443 | #184 | Up 14 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 18 | #2,473 | Down 410 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 1,320 | #198 | Up 15 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 23 | #2,063 | Up 50 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 1,157 | #213 | Up 52 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 22 | #2,113 | Down 409 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 896 | #265 | Up 86 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 29 | #1,704 | Up 346 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 616 | #351 | Up 53 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 21 | #2,050 | Up 463 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 499 | #404 | Up 147 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 15 | #2,513 | Down 270 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 299 | #551 | Up 94 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 17 | #2,243 | Up 570 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 236 | #645 | Up 183 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 12 | #2,813 | — |
| 1971 | Girls | 167 | #828 | Up 853 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 55 | #1,681 | Up 573 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 32 | #2,254 | Up 1,061 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 16 | #3,315 | Up 3,489 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 5 | #6,804 | Down 995 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 6 | #5,809 | Down 1,071 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 6 | #4,738 | — |