US rank #3719 Boys' name Peak 2020 848 births

Yechezkel — #3719 US boys' name

848 babies named Yechezkel in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s211980s791990s1172000s2312010s2562020s144
#3719
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 74% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Yechezkel was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

38 babies were named Yechezkel in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yechezkel

The Social Security Administration has registered 848 babies named Yechezkel between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yechezkel currently holds the #3719 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yechezkel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 256 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Yechezkel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 348 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Yechezkel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yechezkel 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 848 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.

Yechezkel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

848

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2020

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,719

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yechezkel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
38
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
010203040 202420182012200620001994198819821976 9

Yechezkel by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
256 births that decade — 30% of Yechezkel's all-time total
1970s211980s791990s1172000s2312010s2562020s144

Yechezkel by state

Where Yechezkel concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yechezkel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
348 41.0%
#2 New Jersey
253 29.8%
New York share of Yechezkel's total US births 41.0%
Even split

348 of 848 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yechezkel?
848 babies have been named Yechezkel since 1976. It currently ranks #3719 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 38 births.
When was Yechezkel most popular?
Yechezkel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 256 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Yechezkel most popular?
The top states for the name Yechezkel are New York (348 births), New Jersey (253 births).
How long has the name Yechezkel been used?
Yechezkel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yechezkel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yechiel, Yecheskel, Yecenia. 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, 1976–2024 (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.