boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Ezequiel

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #348 Trend ↑ Rising 29%
Rank 2025
#348
among boys · ↓10 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
943
named Ezequiel · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,811
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
1,023 babies
All-time total
20,811
#823 all-time among boys
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Ezequiel popularity over time

20,811 babies have been named Ezequiel since 1912, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 51 5 – #2,307
1920s 150 15 +194% #1,604
1930s 125 13 -17% #1,669
1940s 181 18 +45% #1,446
1950s 222 22 +23% #1,386
1960s 277 28 +25% #1,268
1970s 578 58 +109% #959
1980s 959 96 +66% #870
1990s 2,568 257 +168% #561
2000s 4,259 426 +66% #522
2010s 5,638 564 +32% #394
2020s (to 2025) 5,803 967 +72% #335

Where Ezequiel is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 985 0.58 #339
2027 1,021 0.60 #332
2028 1,054 0.62 #324
2029 1,082 0.63 #315
2030 1,106 0.65 #307

Where Ezequiel is most popular

Boys named Ezequiel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.572 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, California, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Ezequiel born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 60 1.82 +218%
California 1,229 1.34 +135%
Texas 1,156 1.31 +129%
Nevada 74 1.30 +127%
Arizona 196 1.20 +109%
Colorado 120 0.930 +63%
Oregon 69 0.909 +59%
Nebraska 36 0.828 +45%
Illinois 174 0.681 +19%
Washington 110 0.672 +18%
Oklahoma 55 0.622 +9%
Kansas 36 0.525 -8%
Florida 246 0.520 -9%
North Carolina 128 0.501 -12%
New Jersey 100 0.497 -13%
Maryland 59 0.495 -14%
Massachusetts 63 0.458 -20%
Georgia 109 0.430 -25%
Connecticut 29 0.428 -25%
Virginia 81 0.427 -25%
Utah 40 0.419 -27%
Arkansas 26 0.411 -28%
Indiana 60 0.374 -35%
New York 162 0.374 -35%
Iowa 22 0.319 -44%
Tennessee 53 0.294 -49%
Wisconsin 34 0.287 -50%
South Carolina 28 0.271 -53%
Pennsylvania 70 0.264 -54%
Minnesota 25 0.204 -64%
Alabama 22 0.201 -65%
Louisiana 18 0.176 -69%
Michigan 35 0.171 -70%
Ohio 43 0.162 -72%
Idaho 5 0.122 -79%
Missouri 16 0.115 -80%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kentucky – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ezequiel

Ezequiel is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #348 in 2025 with 943 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 20,811 American babies have been named Ezequiel. Its peak came in 2024, when 1,023 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ezequiel stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ezequiel?

The median living Ezequiel is about 13 years old; half are between 5 and 24. An estimated 20 thousand people named Ezequiel are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ezequiel year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 943 #348
2024 1,023 #338
2023 991 #336
2022 1,013 #335
2021 971 #336
2020 862 #362
2019 794 #394
2018 722 #425
2017 701 #443
2016 567 #521
2015 488 #575
2014 488 #571
2013 468 #564
2012 510 #517
2011 455 #559
2010 445 #571
2009 467 #566
2008 520 #522
2007 487 #528
2006 464 #546
2005 437 #549
2004 404 #563
2003 392 #568
2002 398 #558
2001 359 #574
2000 331 #597
1995 286 #605
1990 177 #765
1985 75 #1,068
1980 99 #902
1975 64 #1,031
1970 41 #1,302
1965 28 #1,463
1960 27 #1,562
1955 27 #1,493
1950 12 #2,250
1945 18 #1,596
1940 8 #2,735
1935 11 #2,296
1930 15 #2,000
1925 15 #2,120
1920 12 #2,507
1915 6 #3,548
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Ezequiel

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ezequiel Garay Ezequiel Garay Argentine footballer (born 1986) Contemporary
  2. 2 Ezequiel Ponce Ezequiel Ponce Argentine footballer (1997) Contemporary
  3. 3 Ezequiel Schelotto Ezequiel Schelotto Argentine-Italian footballer (born 1989) Contemporary
  4. 4 Ezequiel Ham Ezequiel Ham Syrian footballer (born 1994) Contemporary
  5. 5 Ezequiel Muñoz Ezequiel Muñoz Argentine footballer b. 1990 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Ezequiel Barco Ezequiel Barco Argentine footballer (born 1999) Contemporary
  7. 7 Ezequiel Mosquera Ezequiel Mosquera Spanish road bicycle racer b. 1975 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Ezequiel Cirigliano Ezequiel Cirigliano Argentine footballer (born 1992) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ezequiel, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ezequiel?

The median living Ezequiel is about 13 years old. Half of all living Ezequiels are between 5 and 24 years old.

How many people named Ezequiel are alive today?

An estimated 20 thousand people named Ezequiel are alive in the United States, based on 20,811 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ezequiel in 2025?

Ezequiel ranked #348 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 943 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ezequiel?

20,811 babies have been named Ezequiel in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ezequiel most popular?

Ezequiel peaked in 2024, when 1,023 newborns received the name.

Is Ezequiel a boy or girl name?

Ezequiel is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ezequiel rising or falling?

Ezequiel is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ezequiel become more popular?

Ezequiel is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,106 boys named Ezequiel in 2030, which would rank around #307. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ezequiel?

Well-known people named Ezequiel include Ezequiel Garay (soccer player), Ezequiel Ponce (soccer player), Ezequiel Schelotto (soccer player).

Names like Ezequiel

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