Boys' name · since 1880
Ezekiel
Ezekiel has 83,605 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #352 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #61 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 83,605
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ezekiel currently ranks #61 among boys' names in America, with 83,605 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Ezekiel recorded 83,605 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #61 nationally today, ahead of 99.6% 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 1880 to 2025.
- #352 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #61 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 83,605 born since 1880
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ezekiel ranks #352 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #61 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 83,605 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.
- #352 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #61 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 83,605
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ezekiel's 83,605 recorded births place it above 99.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ezekiel compares
83,605 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Ezekiel's all-time total is 227x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ezekiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 83,605 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6,053 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ezekiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ezekiel's full recorded timeline at 1953, 97% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 3% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1898, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 6,053 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ezekiel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 6,053
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Ezekiel popularity over time - girls
52 total births recorded since 2013 (Ezekiel as girls' name)
Ezekiel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (33,114 births, 40% of the file).
2020s was Ezekiel's strongest decade.
33,114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Ezekiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 144
1880s
144 births
- 1890s 115
1890s
115 births
- 1900s 118
1900s
118 births
- 1910s 374
1910s
374 births
- 1920s 514
1920s
514 births
- 1930s 409
1930s
409 births
- 1940s 472
1940s
472 births
- 1950s 416
1950s
416 births
- 1960s 345
1960s
345 births
- 1970s 820
1970s
820 births
- 1980s 1,522
1980s
1,522 births
- 1990s 3,741
1990s
3,741 births
- 2000s 11,124
2000s
11,124 births
- 2010s
2010s
30,377 births
- 2020s
2020s
33,114 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 33,114 births (40% of all-time use).
How Ezekiel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ezekiel's total volume
Ezekiel by state
Where Ezekiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15,906 | 19.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10,663 | 12.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 3,848 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 2,944 | 3.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 2,409 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,350 | 2.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 2,271 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Washington | | 2,165 | 2.6% |
15,906 of 83,605 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Ezekiel appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ezekiel's data
- California records the most Ezekiels (15,906 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 Ezekiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Ezekiel 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.