Fun Facts About the Name Evony
- 588 babies named Evony: U.S. records list 588 babies given the name Evony from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Evony Mean?
Evony is an English given name usually treated as a spelling variant of Ebony, a word name taken from the dark wood. The English word ebony comes through Old French ebène and Latin ebenus from Greek ébenos, a term for the wood that was probably borrowed from an older Semitic or Egyptian source. Its literal sense is the wood itself; the broader sense of "black" developed from the wood's very dark color.
The v in Evony is a spelling variation and does not point to a separate root. A few name lists connect Evony with Evonne or Evan, which would give a different etymology, but the word-name derivation from Ebony is the most straightforward explanation of the form.
Evony Name History & Origins
Ebony entered English as a word for the dark wood, borrowed through Old French from Latin and ultimately from Greek. As a personal name it belongs to the English habit of turning nature words and color words into given names. Evony follows that same word-name tradition as a variant spelling, so its history is tied to Ebony rather than to an independent root.
The name Ebony is also familiar from the American magazine Ebony, founded in 1945. That is a cultural association of the word, not the source of its etymology or of the given name.
How Popular is the Name Evony?
Evony has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2010. Its best rank was #4,330 in 2010.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,747 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #8,587 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #12,544 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #11,537 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #16,009 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #11,419 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #8,759 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #6,335 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #5,226 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2016 | #8,133 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #7,077 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #7,802 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #8,735 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #12,598 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #7,218 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #4,330 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #4,846 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #6,890 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #5,581 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #5,598 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2005 | #11,191 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #7,526 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #6,395 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #7,982 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #8,366 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #8,200 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #9,762 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #6,831 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #11,213 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #10,932 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #10,947 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #8,972 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #8,821 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #11,843 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #5,922 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #7,302 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #6,044 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #5,874 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #8,622 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #5,025 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #5,233 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #5,645 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #9,451 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #5,629 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #5,859 | 11 | 0.0007% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Evony Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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