Ezequiel — #338 US boys' name
19,864 babies named Ezequiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 98% of names given to boys today.
28% of everyone ever named Ezequiel was born in this single decade.
1,021 babies were named Ezequiel in 2024 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ezequiel
The Social Security Administration has registered 19,864 babies named Ezequiel between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ezequiel currently holds the #338 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 1,021 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ezequiel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 5,638 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Ezequiel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 4,864 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Ezequiel in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ezequiel 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 19,864 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.
Ezequiel at a glance
Top 1,000 boys' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Ezequiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912
- Peak year (2024)
- 1,021
- Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
Currently ranks #338 among boys.
19,864 total births across 113 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2024 with 1,021 births in a single year.
Ezequiel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 5,638 births that decade — 28% of Ezequiel's all-time total
Ezequiel decade highlights
- Peak decade 5,638 births
- Runner-up 4,857 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Ezequiel's strongest decade
5,638 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 28% of all-time use.
Ezequiel by state
Where Ezequiel concentrates geographically — total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,864 | 24.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 4,790 | 24.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 983 | 4.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 845 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 717 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 681 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 406 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Washington | | 384 | 1.9% |
4,864 of 19,864 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 24.5% of nationwide
- Texas 24.1% of nationwide
- Florida 4.9% of nationwide
- New York 4.3% of nationwide
- Arizona 3.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 38 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 24.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Ezequiel appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1912–2024 (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.