Ezequiel
Ezequiel was given to 943 boys in 2025, #348 among boys’ names; 20,811 Americans have been recorded with it since 1912 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 19,900 Americans named Ezequiel and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (96% of everyone recorded); the median is 14 years old and half are between 6 and 25.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Ezequiel by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Ezequiel mean?
Wiktionary, Spanish section
Ezequiel is “a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Ezekiel”
/eθeˈkjel/
Meaning: Wiktionary, Spanish section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Ezequiel?
#348 among boys’ names, 2025
Ezequiel rose from #575 in 2015 to #348 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 0.25 to 0.55 per 1,000.
1,023 babies in 2024, the peak
Ezequiel peaked in 2024, when 1,023 boys were given it, #338 among boys’ names. The 943 births of 2025 are 92% of that peak.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 943 | #348 | 0.55 |
| 2024 | 1,023 | #338 | 0.59 |
| 2023 | 991 | #336 | 0.58 |
| 2022 | 1,013 | #335 | 0.58 |
| 2021 | 971 | #336 | 0.56 |
| 2020 | 862 | #362 | 0.50 |
| 2019 | 794 | #394 | 0.44 |
| 2018 | 722 | #425 | 0.40 |
| 2017 | 701 | #443 | 0.38 |
| 2016 | 567 | #521 | 0.30 |
Every recorded year (112)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 boys |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 488 | #575 | 0.25 |
| 2014 | 488 | #571 | 0.25 |
| 2013 | 468 | #564 | 0.25 |
| 2012 | 510 | #517 | 0.27 |
| 2011 | 455 | #559 | 0.24 |
| 2010 | 445 | #571 | 0.23 |
| 2009 | 467 | #566 | 0.24 |
| 2008 | 520 | #522 | 0.25 |
| 2007 | 487 | #528 | 0.23 |
| 2006 | 464 | #546 | 0.23 |
| 2005 | 437 | #549 | 0.22 |
| 2004 | 404 | #563 | 0.20 |
| 2003 | 392 | #568 | 0.20 |
| 2002 | 398 | #558 | 0.20 |
| 2001 | 359 | #574 | 0.18 |
| 2000 | 331 | #597 | 0.17 |
| 1999 | 356 | #561 | 0.19 |
| 1998 | 321 | #590 | 0.17 |
| 1997 | 333 | #565 | 0.18 |
| 1996 | 329 | #561 | 0.17 |
| 1995 | 286 | #604 | 0.15 |
| 1994 | 236 | #672 | 0.12 |
| 1993 | 188 | #761 | 0.10 |
| 1992 | 179 | #779 | 0.09 |
| 1991 | 163 | #806 | 0.08 |
| 1990 | 177 | #761 | 0.09 |
| 1989 | 115 | #951 | 0.06 |
| 1988 | 119 | #869 | 0.06 |
| 1987 | 96 | #965 | 0.05 |
| 1986 | 93 | #948 | 0.05 |
| 1985 | 75 | #1,067 | 0.04 |
| 1984 | 81 | #987 | 0.04 |
| 1983 | 81 | #983 | 0.05 |
| 1982 | 103 | #879 | 0.06 |
| 1981 | 97 | #907 | 0.05 |
| 1980 | 99 | #902 | 0.06 |
| 1979 | 68 | #1,078 | 0.04 |
| 1978 | 63 | #1,100 | 0.04 |
| 1977 | 67 | #1,055 | 0.04 |
| 1976 | 76 | #959 | 0.05 |
| 1975 | 64 | #1,031 | 0.04 |
| 1974 | 48 | #1,205 | 0.03 |
| 1973 | 63 | #1,017 | 0.04 |
| 1972 | 46 | #1,220 | 0.03 |
| 1971 | 42 | #1,297 | 0.02 |
| 1970 | 41 | #1,301 | 0.02 |
| 1969 | 34 | #1,382 | 0.02 |
| 1968 | 24 | #1,619 | 0.01 |
| 1967 | 25 | #1,550 | 0.01 |
| 1966 | 36 | #1,267 | 0.02 |
| 1965 | 28 | #1,462 | 0.02 |
| 1964 | 32 | #1,388 | 0.02 |
| 1963 | 27 | #1,520 | 0.01 |
| 1962 | 25 | #1,596 | 0.01 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,900 | 0.01 |
| 1960 | 27 | #1,561 | 0.01 |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,821 | 0.01 |
| 1958 | 29 | #1,456 | 0.01 |
| 1957 | 26 | #1,557 | 0.01 |
| 1956 | 30 | #1,423 | 0.01 |
| 1955 | 27 | #1,492 | 0.01 |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,914 | 0.01 |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,385 | 0.02 |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,102 | 0.01 |
| 1951 | 17 | #1,858 | 0.01 |
| 1950 | 12 | #2,249 | 0.01 |
| 1949 | 23 | #1,553 | 0.01 |
| 1948 | 25 | #1,469 | 0.01 |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,944 | 0.01 |
| 1946 | 24 | #1,445 | 0.01 |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,595 | 0.01 |
| 1944 | 19 | #1,593 | 0.01 |
| 1943 | 14 | #2,010 | 0.01 |
| 1942 | 22 | #1,508 | 0.02 |
| 1941 | 12 | #2,122 | 0.01 |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,735 | 0.01 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,097 | 0.01 |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,376 | 0.01 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,556 | 0.01 |
| 1936 | 17 | #1,669 | 0.02 |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,296 | 0.01 |
| 1934 | 14 | #1,963 | 0.01 |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,133 | 0.01 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,375 | 0.01 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,031 | 0.01 |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,000 | 0.01 |
| 1929 | 16 | #1,955 | 0.01 |
| 1928 | 16 | #1,996 | 0.01 |
| 1927 | 17 | #1,976 | 0.02 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,114 | 0.01 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,119 | 0.01 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,389 | 0.01 |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,824 | 0.01 |
| 1922 | 23 | #1,604 | 0.02 |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,419 | 0.01 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,506 | 0.01 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,201 | 0.01 |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,306 | 0.01 |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,028 | 0.01 |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,432 | 0.01 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,547 | 0.01 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,669 | 0.01 |
Ranks and shares: boys’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all boys SSA recorded that year.
Is Ezequiel a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Ezequiel has been recorded only for boys: SSA lists no girls with the name in 112 years of records (it lists a name only in years with 5 or more babies of a sex).
Girls and boys named Ezequiel: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Ezequiel, and how old are they?
19,900 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 96% of the 20,811 Americans ever recorded as Ezequiel. The median Ezequiel alive today is 14 years old; half are between 6 and 25.
The 2020 Census counted 18,752 people named Ezequiel (52 women and girls, 18,700 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 14,547 born in the U.S. The Census count is 29% above that prediction. Possible reasons: the Census counts people born abroad, whom SSA’s files leave out, and it records the name people give, which SSA may have recorded under another spelling or as part of a compound name.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 51 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 295 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 736 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 2,310 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 6,570 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 9,960 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Ezequiel born?
The states with the most babies named Ezequiel are California, Texas and Florida, with 59% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 246 | #158 | 2.0× |
| Texas | 238 | #157 | 2.4× |
| Florida | 49 | #396 | 0.9× |
| Arizona | 45 | #194 | 1.7× |
| New York | 32 | #507 | 0.7× |
| Illinois | 30 | #355 | 0.8× |
| North Carolina | 27 | #410 | 0.5× |
| Georgia | 19 | #548 | 0.5× |
| Colorado | 17 | #373 | 1.2× |
| Washington | 17 | #431 | 0.9× |
Where Ezequiel is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Ezequiel is most over-represented in Texas: since 1912 it was given 2.4 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Ezequiel with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Ezequiel
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
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- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Ezequiel since 1910.
- Hebrew namesWiktionary’s origin for Ezequiel: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2024The year the most babies were named Ezequiel.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Ezequiel alive today were born 2013-2025.
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