Boys' name · since 2009

Ezael

Since 2009, U.S. Social Security records show 143 babies named Ezael, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#15,059 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,577 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
143
born since 2009
2020s
peak decade

Ezael currently ranks #3577 among boys' names in America, with 143 babies recorded since 2009.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ezael has been recorded 143 times among boys since 2009, currently ranked #3577 nationally and more common than 74% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.

  • #15,059 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,577 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 143 born since 2009
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ezael ranks #15,059 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,577 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 143 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.

#15,059 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,577 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
143
born since 2009
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%74.3%
Ezael vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ezael's 143 recorded births place it above 66.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Ezael compares

143 32nd 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

Ezael's all-time total is 61% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ezael Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 143 369 358,536
Peak-year births 42 34 22,252

Ezael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ezael's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ezael popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
42
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
01020304050 200920152018202020212022202320242025 32

Ezael by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (125 births, 87% of the file).

2020s was Ezael's strongest decade.

125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 87% of all-time use.

Ezael births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 125 births (87% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Ezael by state

Where Ezael concentrates geographically, total births since 2009

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ezael
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
33 23.1%
#2 Texas
21 14.7%
California share of Ezael's total US births 23.1%
Even split

33 of 143 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ezael?
Ezael has been given to 143 babies in the U.S. since 2009, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #15,059 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #3,577 of 13,930. 42 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
Where does Ezael sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ezael ranks #15,059 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,577 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ezael most popular?
Ezael was most popular in the 2020s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Ezael most popular?
The top states for the name Ezael are California (33 births), Texas (21 births).
How long has the name Ezael been used?
Records for Ezael go back to 2009, giving 17 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Ezael?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ezana, Ezariah, Ezaiah, Ezaan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ezael's data

  • California records the most Ezaels (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ezael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2009–2025 (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 Ezael 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.