Boys' name · since 1913
Ezel
Ezel has 274 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,150 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,772 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 274
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ezel is the #10772 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 274 recorded since 1913.
Ezel has 274 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10772 as of the latest data, more common than 23% 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 1913 to 2025.
- #11,150 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,772 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 274 born since 1913
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ezel ranks #11,150 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,772 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 274 born since 1913, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,150 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,772 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 274
- born since 1913
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ezel's 274 recorded births place it above 75.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ezel compares
274 44th 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
Ezel's all-time total is 26% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ezel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 274 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ezel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ezel splits its recorded history at 1939: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ezel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Ezel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (79 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Ezel's strongest decade.
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Ezel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
47 births
- 1920s
1920s
55 births
- 1930s
1930s
32 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 79 births (29% of all-time use).
Ezel by state
Where Ezel concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 274 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ezel's data
- Ezel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (79 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ezels (5 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 Ezel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Ezel 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.