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
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
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| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1947
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#354 · 1 in 4,165
- Arkansas#374 · 1 in 4,806
- Tennessee#410 · 1 in 7,014
- Louisiana#458 · 1 in 5,671
Best ever in a state: #173 in Mississippi, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #354 | 7 | 1 in 4,165 |
| Arkansas | #374 | 5 | 1 in 4,806 |
| Tennessee | #410 | 6 | 1 in 7,014 |
| Louisiana | #458 | 6 | 1 in 5,671 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1897
- Peaked 1907 at #778 (12 births)
- Births halved by 1908, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 34 yrs · run 1928–1934
- 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%)
- 15.1% of all boys named Ezell (489) were born in this decade
- 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 1947
Top girls' names in 1947
Top boys' names in 1947
More about 1947
girls
1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 196,974 of them was named Ezell, which outranked 39.3% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,448Zara10
- #3,448Zenaida10
- #3,448Zetta10
- #3,706Ezell9
- #3,706Afton9
- #3,706Alanda9
- #3,706Aldean9
- #4,007Aaron8
- #4,007Adelene8
- #4,007Adrina8
Tied with 300 names at #3,706; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 34,521 of them was named Ezell, which outranked 77.1% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).