Boys' name · since 1912
Ezequiel
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 20,811 babies named Ezequiel, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #348 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,811
- born since 1912
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ezequiel currently ranks #348 among boys' names in America, with 20,811 babies recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Ezequiel recorded 20,811 times among boys since 1912, holding rank #348 nationally today, ahead of 98% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #823 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #348 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 20,811 born since 1912
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ezequiel ranks #823 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #348 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 20,811 born since 1912, peaking in the 2020s.
- #823 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #348 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 20,811
- born since 1912
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ezequiel's 20,811 recorded births place it above 98.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ezequiel compares
20,811 Top 6% higher than 94% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ezequiel's all-time total is 56x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ezequiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 20,811 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,023 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ezequiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ezequiel splits its recorded history at 1970: 95% of all births land in the more recent half, 5% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 1,023 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ezequiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 1,023
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Ezequiel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (5,803 births, 28% of the file).
2020s was Ezequiel's strongest decade.
5,803 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Ezequiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 51
1910s
51 births
- 1920s 150
1920s
150 births
- 1930s 125
1930s
125 births
- 1940s 181
1940s
181 births
- 1950s 222
1950s
222 births
- 1960s 277
1960s
277 births
- 1970s 578
1970s
578 births
- 1980s 959
1980s
959 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,568 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,259 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,638 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,803 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 5,803 births (28% of all-time use).
How Ezequiel 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 Ezequiel's total volume
Ezequiel by state
Where Ezequiel concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,111 | 24.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,028 | 24.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,032 | 5.0% |
| #4 | New York | | 877 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 762 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 711 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 423 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Washington | | 401 | 1.9% |
5,111 of 20,811 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Ezequiel appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Ezequiels (5,111 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Ezequiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Ezequiel 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.