Ezequiel Boy
How popular is Ezequiel?
#348 boy name in 2025
943 baby boys were named Ezequiel in the US in 2025, making it the 348th most popular boy name.
Ezequiel popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #348 for boys (▼ 10 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 943 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+93% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #575 in 2015, #361 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (1,023 boys) |
| Highest rank | #335 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1912 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.7% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ezequiel 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 Ezequiel is most popular
Babies named Ezequiel per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Mexico: 1.8 per 1,000 (60 boys)
- California: 1.3 per 1,000 (1,229 boys)
- Texas: 1.3 per 1,000 (1,156 boys)
- Nevada: 1.3 per 1,000 (74 boys)
- Arizona: 1.2 per 1,000 (196 boys)
Ezequiel by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 51 | #2,259 |
| 1920s | 150 | #1,591 |
| 1930s | 125 | #1,639 |
| 1940s | 181 | #1,439 |
| 1950s | 222 | #1,377 |
| 1960s | 277 | #1,258 |
| 1970s | 578 | #957 |
| 1980s | 959 | #868 |
| 1990s | 2,568 | #560 |
| 2000s | 4,259 | #522 |
| 2010s | 5,638 | #394 |
| 2020s | 5,803 | #335 |
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Questions
- Is Ezequiel a boy or girl name?
- Ezequiel is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ezequiel were boys.
- How popular is the name Ezequiel?
- 943 baby boys were named Ezequiel in the US in 2025, making it the 348th most popular boy name.
- When was Ezequiel most popular?
- Ezequiel peaked in 2024, when 1,023 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #335 in 2022.
- How many people are named Ezequiel?
- 20,811 babies have been named Ezequiel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 20,008 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Ezequiel most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ezequiel was most common in New Mexico, at 1.8 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.