Unisex name · since 2003

Ezariah

Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 481 babies named Ezariah, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#8,084 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,051 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
481
born since 2003
2020s
peak decade

481 babies have been named Ezariah since 2003, making it today's #2051 unisex name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ezariah has been recorded 481 times among boys since 2003, currently ranked #2051 nationally and more common than 85% 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 2003 to 2025.

  • #8,084 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,051 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 481 born since 2003
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ezariah ranks #8,084 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,051 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 481 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.

#8,084 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,051 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
481
born since 2003
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%85.2%
Ezariah vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Ezariah's 481 recorded births place it above 82.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

6 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Ezariah compares

481 Top 45% higher than 55% of 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

Ezariah's all-time total is 30% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ezariah Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 481 369 358,536
Peak-year births 73 34 22,252

Ezariah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ezariah's full recorded timeline at 2017, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 73 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ezariah popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
73
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
020406080 2003201120142017202020232025 73

Ezariah popularity over time - girls

147 total births recorded since 2009 (Ezariah as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 147 births
0510152025 20092013201520182020202220242025 24

Ezariah by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (310 births, 64% of the file).

2020s was Ezariah's strongest decade.

310 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Ezariah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 310 births (64% of all-time use).

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

Ezariah by state

Where Ezariah concentrates geographically, total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Ezariah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
45 9.4%
#2 California
30 6.2%
#3 New Mexico
15 3.1%
#4 Colorado
11 2.3%
#5 Indiana
5 1.0%
#6 Washington
5 1.0%
Texas share of Ezariah's total US births 9.4%
Even split

45 of 481 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ezariah?
481 babies have been named Ezariah since 2003. All-time, it sits at #8,084 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #2,051 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 73 births.
Where does Ezariah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ezariah ranks #8,084 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,051 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 Ezariah most popular?
Ezariah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 310 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Ezariah most popular?
The top states for the name Ezariah are Texas (45 births), California (30 births), New Mexico (15 births).
Is Ezariah a unisex name?
Yes, Ezariah is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 481 births, and as a girl's name it has 147 births.
How long has the name Ezariah been used?
Ezariah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 23 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Ezariah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ezana, Ezael, Ezaiah, Ezaan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Ezariah's data

  • Texas records the most Ezariahs (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Ezariah: 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, 2003–2025 (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 Ezariah 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.