Ezekiel

#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #61 for boys in 2025, 5,091 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2022 · 6,053 births
Debut · boys
16 births
In top 100 · boys
9 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
83,605
since 1880

Ezekiel over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202009boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#11,9327#615,091
2024—#545,420
2023—#505,611
2022#15,3065#486,053
2021#11,1468#535,848
2020#13,4536#645,091
2019—#714,936
2018—#874,366
2017#11,6158#824,777
2016#14,3316#1203,404
2015#16,4195#1462,812
2014—#1802,383
2013#13,1507#1862,198
2012—#1961,939
2011—#1951,871
2010—#2121,691
2009—#2241,614
2008—#2371,547
2007—#2481,440
2006—#2671,293
2005—#3081,068
2004—#315988
2003—#323912
2002—#346792
2001—#365729
2000—#357741
1999—#375690
1998—#448499
1997—#467467
1996—#520386
1995—#561333
1994—#614291
1993—#605294
1992—#634262
1991—#639256
1990—#625263
1989—#668224
1988—#680191
1987—#717162
1986—#738151
1985—#823117
1984—#685160
1983—#700149
1982—#766131
1981—#804119
1980—#808118
1979—#789120
1978—#757125
1977—#767123
1976—#96375
1975—#88288
1974—#90380
1973—#1,05459
1972—#1,05059
1971—#1,16549
1970—#1,27842
1969—#1,26539
1968—#1,57425
1967—#1,28734
1966—#1,45028
1965—#1,31834
1964—#1,23639
1963—#1,40331
1962—#1,62524
1961—#1,26239
1960—#1,07252
1959—#1,36033
1958—#1,26537
1957—#1,36433
1956—#1,12046
1955—#1,16741
1954—#1,18640
1953—#95956
1952—#1,09444
1951—#1,13940
1950—#1,03746
1949—#96751
1948—#96352
1947—#93856
1946—#1,04543
1945—#85054
1944—#96445
1943—#1,00644
1942—#1,16735
1941—#97143
1940—#90449
1939—#1,16831
1938—#95144
1937—#1,07436
1936—#1,02838
1935—#1,14833
1934—#95644
1933—#94644
1932—#1,05640
1931—#99744
1930—#89255
1929—#1,05542
1928—#1,07842
1927—#89258
1926—#89057
1925—#1,07342
1924—#94455
1923—#96151
1922—#91458
1921—#93956
1920—#94753
1919—#98947
1918—#94949
1917—#90949
1916—#95245
1915—#89348
1914—#88438
1913—#80635
1912—#85427
1911—#82416
1910—#65420
1909—#61519
1908—#74413
1907—#63416
1906—#9278
1905—#74111
1904—#1,0646
1903—#73410
1902—#8628
1901—#7798
1900—#55519
1899—#66110
1898—#1,0026
1897—#68110
1896—#51816
1895—#7389
1894—#54314
1893—#50914
1892—#45818
1891—#6359
1890—#6679
1889—#49814
1888—#48416
1887—#54411
1886—#43117
1885—#60410
1884—#52013
1883—#47914
1882—#57611
1881—#34822
1880—#44216
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Ezekiel was already there! It came in at #442, and was given to 16 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1898, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.

Where Ezekiel is popular in 2009

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #203 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 695 boysAKMaine: #227 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,006 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ezekiel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ezekiel, so not publishedNHWashington: #177 for boys · 49 births · 1 in 754 boysWAIdaho: #283 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,096 boysIDMontana: #134 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 444 boysMTNorth Dakota: #135 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 416 boysNDMinnesota: #286 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,460 boysMNIllinois: #341 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 1,961 boysILWisconsin: #237 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,148 boysWIMichigan: #197 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 987 boysMINew York: #356 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 2,244 boysNYMassachusetts: #286 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,635 boysMARhode Island: #197 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 845 boysRIOregon: #143 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 537 boysORNevada: #169 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 653 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ezekiel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ezekiel, so not publishedSDIowa: #278 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,217 boysIAIndiana: #207 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 935 boysINOhio: #277 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,649 boysOHPennsylvania: #437 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,106 boysPANew Jersey: #366 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,231 boysNJConnecticut: #457 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,059 boysCTCalifornia: #170 for boys · 319 births · 1 in 759 boysCAUtah: #221 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 851 boysUTColorado: #115 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 449 boysCONebraska: #304 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,297 boysNEMissouri: #250 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,287 boysMOKentucky: #233 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,171 boysKYWest Virginia: #245 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,225 boysWVVirginia: #297 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,686 boysVAMaryland: #350 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,917 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ezekiel, so not publishedDEArizona: #183 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 713 boysAZNew Mexico: #72 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 265 boysNMKansas: #285 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,288 boysKSArkansas: #315 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,502 boysARTennessee: #196 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 931 boysTNNorth Carolina: #252 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,313 boysNCSouth Carolina: #286 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,447 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ezekiel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #250 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,073 boysOKLouisiana: #610 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,577 boysLAMississippi: #367 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,863 boysMSAlabama: #369 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,013 boysALGeorgia: #235 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,230 boysGAHawaii: #11 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 87 boysHITexas: #247 for boys · 156 births · 1 in 1,195 boysTXFlorida: #215 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 1,121 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#11 · 1 in 87
  2. New Mexico#72 · 1 in 265
  3. Colorado#115 · 1 in 449
  4. Montana#134 · 1 in 444
  5. North Dakota#135 · 1 in 416

Best ever in a state: #3 in New Mexico, 2020.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#11531 in 87
New Mexico#72401 in 265
Colorado#115641 in 449
Montana#13491 in 444
North Dakota#13581 in 416
Oregon#143361 in 537
Nevada#169221 in 653
California#1703191 in 759
Washington#177491 in 754
Arizona#183561 in 713
Tennessee#196391 in 931
Michigan#197501 in 987
Rhode Island#19751 in 845
Alaska#20351 in 695
Indiana#207401 in 935
Florida#215851 in 1,121
Utah#221271 in 851
Maine#22751 in 1,006
Kentucky#233201 in 1,171
Georgia#235481 in 1,230
Wisconsin#237251 in 1,148
West Virginia#24571 in 1,225
Texas#2471561 in 1,195
Missouri#250261 in 1,287
Oklahoma#250201 in 1,073
North Carolina#252411 in 1,313
Ohio#277381 in 1,649
Iowa#278131 in 1,217
Idaho#28381 in 1,096
Kansas#285131 in 1,288
Massachusetts#286191 in 1,635
Minnesota#286201 in 1,460
South Carolina#286151 in 1,447
Virginia#297251 in 1,686
Nebraska#30481 in 1,297
Arkansas#315101 in 1,502
Illinois#341371 in 1,961
Maryland#350151 in 1,917
New York#356481 in 2,244
New Jersey#366201 in 2,231
Mississippi#36781 in 1,863
Alabama#369121 in 2,013
Pennsylvania#437201 in 3,106
Connecticut#45751 in 3,059
Louisiana#61071 in 3,577
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
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South Dakota———
Vermont———
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Ezekiel
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 7 spots since 2024 (#54 → #61)
  • 3 spots since 2020 (#64 → #61)
  • 85 spots since 2015 (#146 → #61)
  • Biggest jump: 341 spots in 1899 (#1,002 → #661)
  • Biggest drop: 330 spots in 1904 (#734 → #1,064)
Rise & fade · boys
142 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2022 at #48 (6,053 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 9 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 9 yrs · run 2017–2025
  • Top 1,000: 110 yrs · run 1974–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 288
  • Highest: 1 in 288 boys born in 2022 were named Ezekiel (0.35%)
  • Latest: 1 in 336 boys born in 2025 (0.30%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 39.6% of all boys named Ezekiel (33,114) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s144#348 (1881)#493
1890s115#458 (1892)#641
1900s118#555 (1900)#766
1910s374#654 (1910)#871
1920s514#890 (1926)#969
1930s409#892 (1930)#1,022
1940s472#850 (1945)#978
1950s416#959 (1953)#1,169
1960s345#1,072 (1960)#1,349
1970s820#757 (1978)#961
1980s1,522#668 (1989)#739
1990s3,741#375 (1999)#549
2000s11,124#224 (2009)#299
2010s30,377#71 (2019)#148
2020s33,114#48 (2022)#55

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Ezekiel in 2009

boys
#224
1,614 births · 1 in 1,229 boys

Top boys' names in 2009

  1. #1Jacob21,204
  2. #2Ethan19,858
  3. #3Michael18,964
  4. #4Alexander18,254
  5. #5William17,937
  6. #6Joshua17,671
  7. #7Daniel17,564
  8. #8Jayden17,316
  9. #9Noah17,262
  10. #10Christopher16,368
  11. #224Ezekiel1,614
More about 2009

boys

1,983,573 boys got a published name in 2009; 1 in 1,229 of them was named Ezekiel, which outranked 98.5% of the 14,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ezekiel
  1. #221Andre1,647
  2. #222Ty1,642
  3. #223Avery1,633
  4. #224Ezekiel1,614
  5. #225Kingston1,613
  6. #226Tucker1,612
  7. #227Sergio1,605
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
  1. ↑ 951Knox#1,655 → #704
  2. ↑ 510Kellan#1,133 → #623
  3. ↑ 462Jaxen#1,329 → #867
  4. ↑ 422Bentley#936 → #514
  5. ↑ 354Archer#1,037 → #683
Fallers
  1. ↓ 493Yurem#995 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 222Cordell#786 → #1,008
  3. ↓ 212Shamar#926 → #1,138
  4. ↓ 201Trevin#797 → #998
  5. ↓ 198Glenn#865 → #1,063

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2009 →