Boys' name · since 1976

Yechezkel

876 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.

#5,585 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,994 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
876
born since 1976
2010s
peak decade

Yechezkel currently ranks #3994 among boys' names in America, with 876 babies recorded since 1976.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yechezkel has been recorded 876 times among boys since 1976, currently ranked #3994 nationally and more common than 71% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.

  • #5,585 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,994 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 876 born since 1976
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yechezkel ranks #5,585 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,994 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 876 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.

#5,585 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,994 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
876
born since 1976
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%71.3%
Yechezkel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Yechezkel's 876 recorded births place it above 87.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Yechezkel compares

876 Top 34% higher than 66% 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

Yechezkel's all-time total is 137% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Yechezkel Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 876 369 358,536
Peak-year births 38 34 22,252

Yechezkel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Yechezkel's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Yechezkel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
38
Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
010203040 197619841990199620022008201420202025 27

Yechezkel by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (256 births, 29% of the file).

2010s was Yechezkel's strongest decade.

256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Yechezkel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 256 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Yechezkel 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 Yechezkel's total volume

Yechezkel vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -27, 6.5%-50, 4.7%-145, 3.8%-112, 2.5%-34, 7.2%-50, 6.9%-70, 4.7%-49, 3.7%-119, 3.5%-33, 8.9%-40, 9.2%-133, 2.5%-52, 6.3%-73, 6.9%-60, 3.9%Yechezkel-50, 4.3%Yechezkel
Yechezkel vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

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 39.7%
#2 New Jersey
268 30.6%
New York share of Yechezkel's total US births 39.7%
Even split

348 of 876 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yechezkel?
Since 1976, Social Security records show 876 babies named Yechezkel. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #5,585 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #3,994 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 38 births.
Where does Yechezkel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yechezkel ranks #5,585 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,994 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 (268 births).
How long has the name Yechezkel been used?
Records for Yechezkel go back to 1976, giving 50 years of history through 2025.
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.

What to do with Yechezkel's data

  • Yechezkel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (256 total births) through the 2020s (172) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Yechezkels (348 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.

Keep exploring Yechezkel

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yechezkel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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 Yechezkel 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.