Boys' name · peaked in 2024
Ezequiel name popularity since 1925
20,689 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ezequiel. Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Ezequiel is about 14 years old in 2026. Ezequiel peaked in 2024 as the #338 name for boys, and it ranked #348 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 20,689
- Named Ezequiel, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #348
- for boys in 2025 (943 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% boys
- 0 girls · 20,689 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 3.37× its national share
Peak year is the year Ezequiel 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.
Ezequiel births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Ezequiel both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1991 and 1996, Ezequiel became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 12,400 baby boys to 1 in 5,760.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Ezequiel's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ezequiel.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ezequiel in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 79 | – |
| 1930s | 125 | #2,296 |
| 1940s | 181 | #1,596 |
| 1950s | 222 | #1,493 |
| 1960s | 277 | #1,463 |
| 1970s | 578 | #1,031 |
| 1980s | 959 | #1,068 |
| 1990s | 2,568 | #605 |
| 2000s | 4,259 | #549 |
| 2010s | 5,638 | #575 |
| 2020–25 | 5,803 | #348 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
48.5% of babies named Ezequiel from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Ezequiel is most popular
The index compares Ezequiel'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 Ezequiel.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3.37× | 4,985 |
| Arizona | 3.11× | 762 |
| California | 2.55× | 5,106 |
| Colorado | 1.82× | 423 |
| Florida | 1.51× | 1,032 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Ezequiel 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ezequiel (this page) | 20,689 | 2024 |
| Esequiel | 2,746 | 1881 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ezequiel's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ezequiel.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ezequiel (2024).
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