Boys' name · since 1976
Ezriel
1,006 babies named Ezriel in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,124 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,896 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,006
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ezriel is the #1896 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,006 recorded since 1976.
Social Security Administration records show Ezriel recorded 1,006 times among boys since 1976, holding rank #1896 nationally today, ahead of 86% 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 1976 to 2025.
- #5,124 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,896 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,006 born since 1976
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ezriel ranks #5,124 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,896 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,006 born since 1976, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,124 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,896 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,006
- born since 1976
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ezriel's 1,006 recorded births place it above 88.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Ezriel compares
1,006 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Ezriel's all-time total is 173% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ezriel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,006 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 84 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ezriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ezriel splits its recorded history at 2007: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1976 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 84 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ezriel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Ezriel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (439 births, 44% of the file).
2020s was Ezriel's strongest decade.
439 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Ezriel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 79
1990s
79 births
- 2000s 161
2000s
161 births
- 2010s
2010s
310 births
- 2020s
2020s
439 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 439 births (44% of all-time use).
How Ezriel 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 Ezriel's total volume
Ezriel by state
Where Ezriel concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 448 | 44.5% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 80 | 8.0% |
| #3 | California | | 41 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Texas | | 32 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.5% |
448 of 1,006 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Ezriel's data
- New York records the most Ezriels (448 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ezriel: 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 (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Ezriel 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.