Unisex name · since 1897
Ezell
Since 1897, U.S. Social Security records show 3,243 babies named Ezell, peaking in 1951. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,396 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,243
- born since 1897
- 1940s
- peak decade
Ezell is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 3,243 have been recorded since 1897.
Ezell has 3,243 recorded births among boys since 1897, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1897 to 2024.
- #2,396 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 3,243 born since 1897
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ezell ranks #2,396 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,243 born since 1897, peaking in the 1940s.
- #2,396 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,243
- born since 1897
- 1940s
- peak decade
Ezell's 3,243 recorded births place it above 94.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Ezell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ezell splits its recorded history at 1960: 30% of all births land in the more recent half, 70% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1951 peak of 62 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ezell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1897–2024
- Peak year (1951)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Ezell popularity over time - girls
411 total births recorded since 1908 (Ezell as girls' name)
Ezell by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (489 births, 15% of the file).
1940s was Ezell's strongest decade.
489 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Ezell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 12
1890s
12 births
- 1900s 64
1900s
64 births
- 1910s
1910s
293 births
- 1920s
1920s
460 births
- 1930s
1930s
473 births
- 1940s
1940s
489 births
- 1950s
1950s
476 births
- 1960s
1960s
295 births
- 1970s
1970s
239 births
- 1980s 139
1980s
139 births
- 1990s 147
1990s
147 births
- 2000s 81
2000s
81 births
- 2010s 46
2010s
46 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 489 births (15% of all-time use).
How Ezell 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 Ezell's total volume
Ezell by state
Where Ezell concentrates geographically, total births since 1897
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 475 | 14.6% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 279 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 118 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 111 | 3.4% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 102 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 78 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 75 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 66 | 2.0% |
475 of 3,243 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Ezell appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ezell's data
- Ezell's decade-level peak was the 1940s (489 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Ezells (475 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ezell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1897–2024 (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 Ezell 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.