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Ebony

EBB-uh-nee

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From Greek 'ebenos', referring to dark ebony wood—symbolizing strength, elegance, and deep natural beauty.”

Popularity Over Time

Ebony US popularity rank over timeRank 7589 in 1967 to rank 132 in 1982. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#132#3861#758919501960198020002024

Ebony is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Greek

Syllables

3

Nicknames

EbbieBonnyEbbEbi

Style

StrongBoldNatureElegantModern

Famous Bearers

  • Ebony (nature-inspired modern usage)

Collections

Nature Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 →

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Artemis

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Greek origin, works across cultures with natural symbolism

People Also Ask

From Greek 'ebenos', referring to dark ebony wood—symbolizing strength, elegance, and deep natural beauty.

Ebony is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Ebony include Ebbie, Bonny, Ebb, Ebi.

Names that pair beautifully with Ebony include Artemis, Athena, Raven, Belinda, Derek.