Ezell
Last seen for girls in 1954 at #5,753 · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #10,938
Given to boys 88.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1907 · 12 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,243since 1897
Ezell over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | #10,938 | 6 | |
| 2023 | — | #9,763 | 7 | |
| 2022 | — | #8,300 | 9 | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | #9,554 | 7 | |
| 2019 | — | #12,145 | 5 | |
| 2018 | — | #12,156 | 5 | |
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | #12,185 | 5 | |
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | #10,717 | 6 | |
| 2013 | — | #10,728 | 6 | |
| 2012 | — | #9,709 | 7 | |
| 2011 | — | #9,600 | 7 | |
| 2010 | — | #12,231 | 5 | |
| 2009 | — | #10,994 | 6 | |
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | #7,094 | 11 | |
| 2006 | — | #7,998 | 9 | |
| 2005 | — | #10,151 | 6 | |
| 2004 | — | #7,536 | 9 | |
| 2003 | — | #8,643 | 7 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,395 | 13 | |
| 2001 | — | #6,445 | 10 | |
| 2000 | — | #6,316 | 10 | |
| 1999 | — | #6,042 | 10 | |
| 1998 | — | #4,873 | 13 | |
| 1997 | — | #5,288 | 11 | |
| 1996 | — | #3,678 | 18 | |
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | — | #3,109 | 22 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,042 | 22 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,338 | 19 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,636 | 16 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,607 | 16 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,325 | 17 | |
| 1988 | — | #3,705 | 13 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,339 | 14 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,131 | 15 | |
| 1985 | — | #4,052 | 10 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,107 | 14 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,884 | 10 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,282 | 13 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,898 | 15 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,617 | 18 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,379 | 20 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,799 | 15 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,780 | 29 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,999 | 24 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,884 | 25 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,459 | 16 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,817 | 24 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,508 | 32 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,597 | 30 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,794 | 24 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,570 | 27 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,731 | 21 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,364 | 31 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,259 | 36 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,559 | 25 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,615 | 24 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,354 | 33 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,546 | 26 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,279 | 38 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,359 | 34 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,337 | 34 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,131 | 46 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,345 | 34 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,385 | 31 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,047 | 52 | |
| 1954 | #5,753 | 5 | #1,068 | 49 |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #939 | 58 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #915 | 60 |
| 1951 | — | #892 | 62 | |
| 1950 | — | #977 | 50 | |
| 1949 | — | #942 | 54 | |
| 1948 | — | #872 | 61 | |
| 1947 | #3,706 | 9 | #975 | 53 |
| 1946 | — | #1,019 | 45 | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | #1,016 | 39 |
| 1944 | #3,378 | 8 | #918 | 48 |
| 1943 | #3,493 | 8 | #908 | 54 |
| 1942 | #2,986 | 10 | #923 | 52 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #1,019 | 40 |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #982 | 43 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #1,052 | 37 |
| 1938 | #2,940 | 9 | #883 | 50 |
| 1937 | — | #906 | 47 | |
| 1936 | — | #844 | 52 | |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #1,165 | 32 |
| 1934 | — | #982 | 42 | |
| 1933 | #3,406 | 7 | #824 | 56 |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 | #902 | 51 |
| 1931 | #2,581 | 11 | #922 | 49 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #873 | 57 |
| 1929 | #1,953 | 18 | #960 | 49 |
| 1928 | #2,194 | 16 | #963 | 50 |
| 1927 | #1,828 | 22 | #1,098 | 42 |
| 1926 | #2,569 | 13 | #1,064 | 43 |
| 1925 | #2,018 | 19 | #956 | 50 |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | #1,133 | 40 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | #992 | 49 |
| 1922 | #2,027 | 19 | #977 | 52 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | #1,122 | 40 |
| 1920 | #2,172 | 17 | #1,035 | 45 |
| 1919 | #2,063 | 17 | #959 | 49 |
| 1918 | #1,887 | 20 | #1,112 | 38 |
| 1917 | #2,100 | 16 | #1,152 | 34 |
| 1916 | #1,739 | 20 | #1,096 | 35 |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 | #1,100 | 34 |
| 1914 | #2,434 | 9 | #933 | 35 |
| 1913 | — | #897 | 30 | |
| 1912 | #1,620 | 12 | #1,417 | 12 |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | #824 | 16 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #1,045 | 10 |
| 1909 | — | #840 | 12 | |
| 1908 | #1,862 | 6 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | — | #778 | 12 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #836 | 9 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
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| 1888 | — | — | ||
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| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1897
The first year at least five boys were named Ezell! It came in at #942, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1898, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Ezell is popular in 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Alabama#265 · 1 in 2,440
- Mississippi#305 · 1 in 2,827
- Louisiana#327 · 1 in 2,793
- Tennessee#346 · 1 in 4,254
- Texas#744 · 1 in 9,284
Best ever in a state: #173 in Mississippi, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #265 | 11 | 1 in 2,440 |
| Mississippi | #305 | 7 | 1 in 2,827 |
| Louisiana | #327 | 7 | 1 in 2,793 |
| Tennessee | #346 | 6 | 1 in 4,254 |
| Texas | #744 | 6 | 1 in 9,284 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Ezell
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
- Biggest jump: 533 spots in 1909 (#1,373 → #840)
- Biggest drop: 595 spots in 1908 (#778 → #1,373)
Rise & fade · boys
10 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1897
- Peaked 1907 at #778 (12 births)
- Births halved by 1908, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 34 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 34 yrs · run 1928–1934
Share of babies · boys
1 in 12,236
- Highest: 1 in 12,236 boys born in 1907 were named Ezell (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 287,148 boys born in 2024 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1940s
- 15.1% of all boys named Ezell (489) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1913
- Mostly girls until 1912, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 | #928 (1899) | #935 |
| 1900s | 64 | #778 (1907) | #983 |
| 1910s | 293 | #824 (1911) | #1,054 |
| 1920s | 460 | #956 (1925) | #1,030 |
| 1930s | 473 | #824 (1933) | #935 |
| 1940s | 489 | #872 (1948) | #957 |
| 1950s | 476 | #892 (1951) | #1,104 |
| 1960s | 295 | #1,259 (1966) | #1,464 |
| 1970s | 239 | #1,508 (1972) | #2,002 |
| 1980s | 139 | #2,617 (1980) | #3,334 |
| 1990s | 147 | #3,042 (1993) | #4,068 |
| 2000s | 81 | #5,395 (2002) | #7,841 |
| 2010s | 46 | #9,600 (2011) | #11,184 |
| 2020s | 29 | #8,300 (2022) | #9,639 |
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.
Ezell in 1936
boys
#844
52 births · 1 in 19,946 boys
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 19,946 of them was named Ezell, which outranked 79.1% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).