Boys' name · since 1984
Ezechiel
Since 1984, U.S. Social Security records show 193 babies named Ezechiel, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,185 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,167 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 193
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ezechiel currently ranks #9167 among boys' names in America, with 193 babies recorded since 1984.
Ezechiel has 193 recorded births among boys since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9167 as of the latest data, more common than 34% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2025.
- #13,185 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,167 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 193 born since 1984
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ezechiel ranks #13,185 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,167 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 193 born since 1984, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,185 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,167 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 193
- born since 1984
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ezechiel's 193 recorded births place it above 70.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ezechiel compares
193 37th 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
Ezechiel's all-time total is 48% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ezechiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 193 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ezechiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ezechiel's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ezechiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 42 years of records
Ezechiel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (66 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Ezechiel's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Ezechiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 66 births (34% of all-time use).
Ezechiel by state
Where Ezechiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1984
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- Ezechiel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (66 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ezechiels (6 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ezechiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~41 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, 1984–2025 (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 Ezechiel 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.