Recorded 1949–1994 Boys' name Peak 1951 498 births

Ezzard — boys' name

498 babies named Ezzard in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1951. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s211950s3191960s181970s981980s301990s12
1950s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Ezzard was born in this single decade.

1951
Single peak year

85 babies were named Ezzard in 1951 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ezzard

The Social Security Administration has registered 498 babies named Ezzard between 1949 and 1994, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ezzard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 85 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ezzard performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 319 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ezzard shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 45 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Ezzard in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ezzard 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 498 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.

Ezzard at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

498

Since 1949

46 years of records

Peak year

1951

85 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1949

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 1994

Ezzard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1949

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1951)
85
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
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Ezzard by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
319 births that decade — 64% of Ezzard's all-time total
1940s211950s3191960s181970s981980s301990s12

Ezzard by state

Where Ezzard concentrates geographically — total births since 1949

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ezzard
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
45 9.0%
#2 Georgia
34 6.8%
#3 North Carolina
22 4.4%
#4 Texas
22 4.4%
#5 Mississippi
20 4.0%
#6 Arkansas
15 3.0%
#7 Louisiana
11 2.2%
#8 South Carolina
11 2.2%
Alabama share of Ezzard's total US births 9.0%
Even split

45 of 498 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Ezzard appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ezzard?
498 babies have been named Ezzard since 1949. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1951 with 85 births.
When was Ezzard most popular?
Ezzard was most popular in the 1950s decade with 319 total births. The single peak year was 1951.
Where is Ezzard most popular?
The top states for the name Ezzard are Alabama (45 births), Georgia (34 births), North Carolina (22 births).
How long has the name Ezzard been used?
Ezzard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 46 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Ezzard?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ezz, Ezzie, Ezzeldin. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1949–1994 (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.