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

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Peak · boys
1907 · 12 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,243
since 1897

Ezell over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201947peak #1,620, 1912peak #778, 1907girlsboys
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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——
2024—#10,9386
2023—#9,7637
2022—#8,3009
2021——
2020—#9,5547
2019—#12,1455
2018—#12,1565
2017——
2016—#12,1855
2015——
2014—#10,7176
2013—#10,7286
2012—#9,7097
2011—#9,6007
2010—#12,2315
2009—#10,9946
2008——
2007—#7,09411
2006—#7,9989
2005—#10,1516
2004—#7,5369
2003—#8,6437
2002—#5,39513
2001—#6,44510
2000—#6,31610
1999—#6,04210
1998—#4,87313
1997—#5,28811
1996—#3,67818
1995——
1994—#3,10922
1993—#3,04222
1992—#3,33819
1991—#3,63616
1990—#3,60716
1989—#3,32517
1988—#3,70513
1987—#3,33914
1986—#3,13115
1985—#4,05210
1984—#3,10714
1983—#3,88410
1982—#3,28213
1981—#2,89815
1980—#2,61718
1979—#2,37920
1978—#2,79915
1977—#1,78029
1976—#1,99924
1975—#1,88425
1974—#2,45916
1973—#1,81724
1972—#1,50832
1971—#1,59730
1970—#1,79424
1969—#1,57027
1968—#1,73121
1967—#1,36431
1966—#1,25936
1965—#1,55925
1964—#1,61524
1963—#1,35433
1962—#1,54626
1961—#1,27938
1960—#1,35934
1959—#1,33734
1958—#1,13146
1957—#1,34534
1956—#1,38531
1955—#1,04752
1954#5,7535#1,06849
1953#4,2268#93958
1952#3,7969#91560
1951—#89262
1950—#97750
1949—#94254
1948—#87261
1947#3,7069#97553
1946—#1,01945
1945#4,0256#1,01639
1944#3,3788#91848
1943#3,4938#90854
1942#2,98610#92352
1941#3,9546#1,01940
1940#4,3495#98243
1939#3,7826#1,05237
1938#2,9409#88350
1937—#90647
1936—#84452
1935#3,4317#1,16532
1934—#98242
1933#3,4067#82456
1932#2,83110#90251
1931#2,58111#92249
1930#3,6587#87357
1929#1,95318#96049
1928#2,19416#96350
1927#1,82822#1,09842
1926#2,56913#1,06443
1925#2,01819#95650
1924#2,51414#1,13340
1923#3,3509#99249
1922#2,02719#97752
1921#3,16410#1,12240
1920#2,17217#1,03545
1919#2,06317#95949
1918#1,88720#1,11238
1917#2,10016#1,15234
1916#1,73920#1,09635
1915#2,68810#1,10034
1914#2,4349#93335
1913—#89730
1912#1,62012#1,41712
1911#1,7928#82416
1910#2,3985#1,04510
1909—#84012
1908#1,8626#1,3735
1907—#77812
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1905—#8369
1904—#1,0646
1903—#9107
1902—#1,0136
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1900—#1,0507
1899—#9286
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1897—#9426
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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 1947

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedKSArkansas: #374 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,806 boysARTennessee: #410 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,014 boysTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #458 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,671 boysLAMississippi: #354 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,165 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Ezell, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Mississippi#354 · 1 in 4,165
  2. Arkansas#374 · 1 in 4,806
  3. Tennessee#410 · 1 in 7,014
  4. Louisiana#458 · 1 in 5,671

Best ever in a state: #173 in Mississippi, 1931.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#35471 in 4,165
Arkansas#37451 in 4,806
Tennessee#41061 in 7,014
Louisiana#45861 in 5,671
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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 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
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s12#928 (1899)#935
1900s64#778 (1907)#983
1910s293#824 (1911)#1,054
1920s460#956 (1925)#1,030
1930s473#824 (1933)#935
1940s489#872 (1948)#957
1950s476#892 (1951)#1,104
1960s295#1,259 (1966)#1,464
1970s239#1,508 (1972)#2,002
1980s139#2,617 (1980)#3,334
1990s147#3,042 (1993)#4,068
2000s81#5,395 (2002)#7,841
2010s46#9,600 (2011)#11,184
2020s29#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

girls
#3,706
9 births · 1 in 196,974 girls
boys
#975
53 births · 1 in 34,521 boys

Top girls' names in 1947

  1. #1Linda99,692
  2. #2Mary71,690
  3. #3Patricia51,278
  4. #4Barbara48,800
  5. #5Sandra34,779
  6. #6Carol33,543
  7. #7Nancy32,445
  8. #8Susan31,952
  9. #9Sharon28,533
  10. #10Donna23,517
  11. #3,706Ezell9

Top boys' names in 1947

  1. #1James94,767
  2. #2Robert91,655
  3. #3John88,324
  4. #4William67,002
  5. #5Richard58,532
  6. #6David57,810
  7. #7Michael50,506
  8. #8Thomas44,842
  9. #9Charles40,781
  10. #10Larry34,946
  11. #975Ezell53
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).

Ranked beside Ezell
  1. #3,448Zara10
  2. #3,448Zenaida10
  3. #3,448Zetta10
  4. #3,706Ezell9
  5. #3,706Afton9
  6. #3,706Alanda9
  7. #3,706Aldean9
  8. #4,007Aaron8
  9. #4,007Adelene8
  10. #4,007Adrina8

Tied with 300 names at #3,706; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 417Michaele#1,276 → #859
  2. ↑ 385Carlotta#997 → #612
  3. ↑ 332Ricki#1,290 → #958
  4. ↑ 300Daria#1,220 → #920
  5. ↑ 290Ivy#1,087 → #797
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Merlene#961 → #1,302
  2. ↓ 285Beatriz#985 → #1,270
  3. ↓ 276Ruthanne#874 → #1,150
  4. ↓ 253Estela#897 → #1,150
  5. ↓ 242Verla#885 → #1,127

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).

Ranked beside Ezell
  1. #968Godfrey54
  2. #968Loy54
  3. #968Rowland54
  4. #975Ezell53
  5. #975Alvie53
  6. #975Dillard53
  7. #975Jed53
  8. #984Barrie52
  9. #984Dirk52
  10. #984Edsel52

Tied with 8 names at #975; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,271Brock#2,271 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 586Shawn#1,509 → #923
  3. ↑ 500Jed#1,475 → #975
  4. ↑ 358Jody#935 → #577
  5. ↑ 355Deryl#1,355 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 497Hurley#952 → #1,449
  2. ↓ 393Prentice#878 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 362Darvin#935 → #1,297
  4. ↓ 310Lary#826 → #1,136
  5. ↓ 303Judith#856 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1947 →