Girls' name · since 1988

Ezinne

Ezinne has 186 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1997 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#15920
among girls today
186
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade
10%
more common than other girls

Ezinne currently ranks #15920 among girls' names in America, with 186 babies recorded since 1988.

Social Security Administration records show Ezinne recorded 186 times among girls since 1988, holding rank #15920 nationally today, ahead of 10% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2024.

  • #15920 among girls today
  • 186 born since 1988
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 10% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Ezinne is currently the #15920 girls' name in America, more common than 10% of girls - 186 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.

#15920
among girls today
186
born since 1988
2000s
peak decade
10%
more common than other girls

Ezinne vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%10.1%
Ezinne vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15920
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 10% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Ezinne was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

13 babies were named Ezinne in 1997 - its busiest year on record.

How Ezinne compares

186 35th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Ezinne's all-time total is 51% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ezinne Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 186 382 567,345
Peak-year births 13 48 19,840

Ezinne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Ezinne's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1997 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Ezinne at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

186

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

1997

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#15,920

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ezinne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
13
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
468101214 19881997200120052009201420182024 5

Ezinne by decade

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

2000s was Ezinne's strongest decade.

64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Ezinne births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 64 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Ezinne by state

Where Ezinne concentrates geographically, total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ezinne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 2.7%
Texas share of Ezinne's total US births 2.7%

5 of 186 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ezinne?
Ezinne has been given to 186 babies in the U.S. since 1988, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #15920 as of the latest data. 13 babies were born in 1997, its single highest year.
When was Ezinne most popular?
Ezinne was most popular in the 2000s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Ezinne most popular?
The top states for the name Ezinne are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Ezinne been used?
The SSA has tracked Ezinne since 1988 -- 37 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Ezinne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eziyah, Eziah, Eziya, Ezichi. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ezinne's data

  • Ezinne's decade-level peak was the 2000s (64 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Ezinnes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ezinne: #15920 Girls' Name - 186 Births, Peak 1997." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ezinne. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Ezinne 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 June 2026.