US rank #3396 Boys' name Peak 2011 1,482 births

Ezekial — #3396 US boys' name

1,482 babies named Ezekial in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s261920s241930s231950s101960s51970s511980s861990s1602000s4352010s4432020s219
#3396
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Ezekial was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

64 babies were named Ezekial in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ezekial

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,482 babies named Ezekial between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ezekial currently holds the #3396 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ezekial performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 443 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Ezekial shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 47 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Ezekial in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ezekial in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,482 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ezekial at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,482

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2011

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,396

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ezekial popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
64
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
020406080 202420152006199719881978193819181915 9

Ezekial by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
443 births that decade — 30% of Ezekial's all-time total
1910s261920s241930s231950s101960s51970s511980s861990s1602000s4352010s4432020s219

Ezekial by state

Where Ezekial concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Ezekial
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
47 3.2%
#2 Texas
37 2.5%
#3 Florida
10 0.7%
#4 Michigan
5 0.3%
California share of Ezekial's total US births 3.2%
Even split

47 of 1,482 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ezekial?
1,482 babies have been named Ezekial since 1915. It currently ranks #3396 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 64 births.
When was Ezekial most popular?
Ezekial was most popular in the 2010s decade with 443 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Ezekial most popular?
The top states for the name Ezekial are California (47 births), Texas (37 births), Florida (10 births).
How long has the name Ezekial been used?
Ezekial has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ezekial?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ezekiel, Ezequiel, Ezell, Ezel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.