Recorded 1909–1956 Girls' name Peak 1919 180 births

Ezella — girls' name

180 babies named Ezella in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s61910s541920s411930s371940s231950s19
1910s
Peak decade

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

1919
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ezella in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ezella

The Social Security Administration has registered 180 babies named Ezella between 1909 and 1956, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ezella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ezella performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ezella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ezella 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 180 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.

Ezella at a glance

Last recorded 1956

Total births

180

Since 1909

48 years of records

Peak year

1919

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1956

Active since

1909

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1956

Ezella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1909

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1919)
12
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
468101214 19561942193719301922191819131909 6

Ezella by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
54 births that decade — 30% of Ezella's all-time total
1900s61910s541920s411930s371940s231950s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ezella?
180 babies have been named Ezella since 1909. It was last recorded in 1956. The peak year was 1919 with 12 births.
When was Ezella most popular?
Ezella was most popular in the 1910s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Ezella been used?
Ezella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 48 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Ezella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ezell, Ezelle, Ezekiel, Ezeriah, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1909–1956 (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.