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Ebonee

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Pronounced EH-buh-nee /ˈɛb.ə.ni/Medium

Meaning: Ebonee is a respelling of Ebony, from Greek ebenos, the prized dark hardwood. The double-e ending gives the color-and-wood name a softer, decorative finish while keeping its rich, deep-black imagery.Medium

In 30 seconds: Ebonee is Ebony with a soft -ee ending — the Greek-rooted name of the dark wood (said 'EH-buh-nee'). A nineties respelling that peaked around 1991.

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Origin MediumEnglish, Greek

MeaningEbonee is a respelling of Ebony, from Greek ebenos, the prized dark hardwood. The double-e ending gives the color-and-wood name a softer, decorative finish while keeping its rich, deep-black imagery.

U.S. rank (2012)#12551 ↘ Falling

2012 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1991

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,662

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Ebonee is a respelling of Ebony, from Greek ebenos, the dark tropical hardwood long prized for carving. As Ebony flourished in African-American families through the eighties and nineties, spellings like this multiplied, and Ebonee reached its high near 1991 at close to a hundred girls a year.

A girl named Ebonee at that peak is in her thirties today. The variant thinned as Ebony itself cooled after the nineties and reads as a name of that decade; Ebony and Ivory are its nearest relations in imagery and sound.

Did you know? Ebonee ends Ebony in a gentle '-ee,' one of several ornamental spellings the name wore at its early-nineties height, all keeping the meaning of the lustrous black ebony wood.

Overall data confidence 60%

References — Ebonee — Respelling of Ebony (Gk ebenos); early-1990s peak

Variations

EbonyEbonieEboni

Nicknames

EbBoni

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Ebonee mean?

Ebonee is a respelling of Ebony, from the Greek for the dark ebony wood; it shares that meaning.

How do you pronounce Ebonee?

It's said EH-buh-nee /ˈɛb.ə.ni/ — three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Ebonee a boy or girl name?

Ebonee is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Ebonee?

Ebonee was a rare variant of a nineties favorite and has been uncommon since; it reads as a name of that decade.