Total births
20
Boys' name · since 2023
Ezekai
20 babies named Ezekai in U.S. Social Security records since 2023, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12177
- among boys today
- 20
- born since 2023
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 15%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Ezekai is the #12177 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 20 recorded since 2023.
Social Security Administration records show Ezekai recorded 20 times among boys since 2023, holding rank #12177 nationally today, ahead of 15% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2023 to 2025.
- #12177 among boys today
- 20 born since 2023
- 2020s peak decade
- 15% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ezekai is currently the #12177 boys' name in America, more common than 15% of boys - 20 born since 2023, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12177
- among boys today
- 20
- born since 2023
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 15%
- more common than other boys
Ezekai vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#12177
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 15% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Ezekai was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
9 babies were named Ezekai in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Ezekai compares
20 7th percentile among 14,294 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
Ezekai's all-time total is 95% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ezekai | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 23 | 22,252 |
Ezekai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ezekai's full recorded timeline at 2024, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ezekai at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#12,177
Active since
2023
Ezekai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Ezekai by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ezekai's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Ezekai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 20 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ezekai? ▼
20 babies have been named Ezekai since 2023. It currently ranks #12177 among boys. The peak year was 2025 with 9 births.
When was Ezekai most popular? ▼
Ezekai was most popular in the 2020s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Ezekai been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ezekai since 2023 -- 3 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Ezekai? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ezekiel, Ezequiel, Ezell, Ezekial, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Ezekai
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ezekai
Ezekiel Boy
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Ezekial Boy
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Ezel Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2023–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ezekai: #12177 Boys' Name - 20 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ezekai. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ezekai 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 June 2026.