| Ebony | Marina | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | deep black wood | Of the sea |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | EB-uh-nee | mah-REE-nah |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1982 (2,279) | 1994 (1,307) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Vintage | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ebony | Marina |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 155 | 2,727 |
| 2010s | 742 | 4,402 |
| 2000s | 2,911 | 7,515 |
| 1990s | 10,174 | 10,174 |
| 1980s | 18,263 | 4,165 |
| 1970s | 6,688 | 2,834 |
| 1960s | 59 | 3,199 |
| 1950s | 6 | 1,906 |
| 1940s | 0 | 988 |
| 1930s | 0 | 579 |
| 1920s | 0 | 582 |
| 1910s | 0 | 312 |
| 1900s | 0 | 78 |
| 1890s | 0 | 42 |
| 1880s | 0 | 11 |
A word-name from 'ebony', the dense black tropical hardwood, from Latin 'ebenus' (via Greek, ultimately Egyptian). Note: a vocabulary name; secondary nature theme reflects the tree/wood source.
From the Latin adjective marinus/marina 'of the sea', itself from mare 'sea'. A long-established name across Romance and Slavic languages, borne by early Christian saints.
Ebony and Marina are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Ebony means deep black wood (latin origin), while Marina means Of the sea (latin origin).
In US records, Ebony first appears in 0 and Marina in 0, so Ebony has the longer recorded history.