Boys' name · since 2010
Chezkel
Chezkel has 21 recorded births since 2010 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2010 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,543 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,091 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chezkel currently ranks #13091 among boys' names in America, with 21 babies recorded since 2010.
Social Security Administration records show Chezkel recorded 21 times among boys since 2010, holding rank #13091 nationally today, ahead of 6% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #28,543 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #13,091 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 21 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chezkel ranks #28,543 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,091 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 21 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #28,543 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #13,091 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 21
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chezkel's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Chezkel compares
21 8th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chezkel's all-time total is 94% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chezkel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chezkel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chezkel's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chezkel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Currently ranks #13091 among boys.
21 total births across 16 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2010 with 6 births in a single year.
Chezkel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (16 births, 76% of the file).
2010s was Chezkel's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Chezkel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).
Chezkel decade highlights
- Peak decade 16 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Chezkel by state
Where Chezkel concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 76.2% |
16 of 21 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 76.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 76.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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What to do with Chezkel's data
- Chezkel's decade-level peak was the 2010s (16 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Chezkels (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chezkel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2010–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chezkel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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