Esequiel Boy
How popular is Esequiel?
#6,140 boy name in 2025
14 baby boys were named Esequiel in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
Esequiel popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,140 for boys (▼ 485 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 14 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-7% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,742 in 2015, #4,851 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1974 (59 boys) |
| Highest rank | #865 in 1881 |
| First recorded | 1881 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Esequiel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ezequiel family of names ranked #345 for boys in 2025 (#326 the year before), with 957 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ezequiel | 943 | 99% |
| Esequiel | 14 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Esequiel is most popular
Babies named Esequiel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Esequiel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #865 |
| 1900s | 5 | #1,232 |
| 1910s | 103 | #1,445 |
| 1920s | 172 | #1,480 |
| 1930s | 152 | #1,538 |
| 1940s | 213 | #1,175 |
| 1950s | 221 | #1,433 |
| 1960s | 212 | #1,428 |
| 1970s | 378 | #1,073 |
| 1980s | 400 | #1,270 |
| 1990s | 447 | #1,567 |
| 2000s | 357 | #1,989 |
| 2010s | 176 | #4,062 |
| 2020s | 103 | #4,452 |
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Questions
- Is Esequiel a boy or girl name?
- Esequiel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Esequiel were boys.
- How popular is the name Esequiel?
- 14 baby boys were named Esequiel in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
- When was Esequiel most popular?
- Esequiel peaked in 1974, when 59 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #865 in 1881.
- How many people are named Esequiel?
- 2,944 babies have been named Esequiel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,242 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 38.
- Where is Esequiel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Esequiel was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.