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
Yechezkel's 876 recorded births place it above 87.71% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2020)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Currently ranks #3994 among boys.
876 total births across 50 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2020 with 38 births in a single year.
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
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s 79
1980s
79 births
- 1990s
1990s
117 births
- 2000s
2000s
231 births
- 2010s
2010s
256 births
- 2020s
2020s
172 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 256 births (29% of all-time use).
Yechezkel decade highlights
- Peak decade 256 births
- Runner-up 231 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Yechezkel concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 348 | 39.7% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 268 | 30.6% |
348 of 876 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 39.7% of nationwide
- New Jersey 30.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 39.7% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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- 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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2020)
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 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.
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