Recorded 1914–1926 Unisex name Peak 1920 74 births

Ezelle — unisex name

74 babies named Ezelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s401920s34
1910s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Ezelle was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

12 babies were named Ezelle in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ezelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Ezelle between 1914 and 1926, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ezelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 12 babies received it in a single year. Ezelle is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 39 additional births since 1915.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ezelle performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ezelle shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ezelle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ezelle 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 74 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.

Ezelle at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

74

Since 1914

13 years of records

Peak year

1920

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1914

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1926

Ezelle popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1914

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1920)
12
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
68101214 192619251921192019191918191719151914 8

Ezelle popularity over time — boys

39 total births recorded since 1915 (Ezelle as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 39 births
4.555.566.577.5 1927192519241923192019171915 5

Ezelle by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
40 births that decade — 54% of Ezelle's all-time total
1910s401920s34

Ezelle by state

Where Ezelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ezelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 6.8%
Alabama share of Ezelle's total US births 6.8%

5 of 74 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ezelle?
74 babies have been named Ezelle since 1914. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1920 with 12 births.
When was Ezelle most popular?
Ezelle was most popular in the 1910s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Ezelle most popular?
The top states for the name Ezelle are Alabama (5 births).
Is Ezelle a unisex name?
Yes, Ezelle is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 74 births, and as a boy's name it has 39 births.
How long has the name Ezelle been used?
Ezelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 13 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Ezelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ezell, Ezella, 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, 1914–1926 (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.