US rank #15871 Girls' name Peak 1997 186 births

Ezinne — #15871 US girls' name

186 babies named Ezinne in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s81990s462000s642010s512020s17
#15871
of 17,661 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.

What the Data Says About Ezinne

The Social Security Administration has registered 186 babies named Ezinne between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ezinne currently holds the #15871 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ezinne performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ezinne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ezinne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ezinne 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 186 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.

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

#15,871

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 · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1997)
13
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 20242017201320082004200019961988 8

Ezinne by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
64 births that decade — 34% of Ezinne's all-time total
1980s81990s462000s642010s512020s17

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?
186 babies have been named Ezinne since 1988. It currently ranks #15871 among girls. The peak year was 1997 with 13 births.
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?
Ezinne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
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.

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, 1988–2024 (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.