Boys' name · peaked in 2022
Ezekiel name popularity since 1925
82,633 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ezekiel. Half of them were born in 2018 or earlier, so the typical Ezekiel is about 8 years old in 2026. Ezekiel peaked in 2022 as the #48 name for boys, and it ranked #61 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 82,633
- Named Ezekiel, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #61
- for boys in 2025 (5,091 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 52 girls · 82,581 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 3.84× its national share
Peak year is the year Ezekiel made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ezekiel births per year, 1925–2025
2022 was the biggest year for Ezekiel both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2012 and 2017, Ezekiel became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 978 baby boys to 1 in 387.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Ezekiel's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ezekiel.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ezekiel in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 241 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 409 | #1,152 |
| 1940s | 0 | 472 | #854 |
| 1950s | 0 | 416 | #1,174 |
| 1960s | 0 | 345 | #1,322 |
| 1970s | 0 | 820 | #885 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,522 | #826 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,741 | #561 |
| 2000s | 0 | 11,124 | #308 |
| 2010s | 26 | 30,377 | #146 |
| 2020–25 | 26 | 33,114 | #61 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
70.2% of babies named Ezekiel from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Ezekiel is most popular
The index compares Ezekiel's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ezekiel.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 3.84× | 963 |
| Nevada | 3.48× | 998 |
| New Mexico | 3.12× | 1,386 |
| Arizona | 2.83× | 2,944 |
| Alaska | 2.57× | 307 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Ezekiel and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel (this page) | 82,581 | 2022 |
| Ezekial | 1,474 | 2021 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ezekiel's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ezekiel.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ezekiel (2022).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data