Boys' name · since 2014
Hezekiel
Since 2014, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Hezekiel, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,594 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,598 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Hezekiel is the #11598 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 31 recorded since 2014.
Hezekiel has 31 recorded births among boys since 2014, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11598 as of the latest data, more common than 17% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2025.
- #25,594 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,598 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 31 born since 2014
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hezekiel ranks #25,594 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,598 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 31 born since 2014, peaking in the 2020s.
- #25,594 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,598 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31
- born since 2014
- 2020s
- peak decade
Hezekiel's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Hezekiel compares
31 12th percentile among 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
Hezekiel's all-time total is 92% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hezekiel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hezekiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hezekiel's SSA record in two at 2021 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hezekiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Hezekiel by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (20 births, 65% of the file).
2020s was Hezekiel's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Hezekiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
- 2020s
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 20 births (65% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hezekiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~11 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, 2014–2025 (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 Hezekiel 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.