How Many People Are Named Ezekiel?
people named Ezekiel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,233 people in the US has this name
Based on 83,657 babies named Ezekiel in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
6,058 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name ΧΦ°ΧΦΆΧΦ°Χ§Φ΅ΧΧ (Yechezqel) meaning "God strengthens". Ezekiel is a major prophet of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Ezekiel. He lived in Jerusalem until the Babylonian conquest and captivity of Israel, at which time he was taken to Babylon. The Book of Ezekiel describes his vivid symbolic visions that predict the restoration of the kingdom of Israel. As an English given name, Ezekiel has been used since the Protestant Reformation.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Ezekiel (99.9%) were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Ezekiel alive today is about 11 years old, and 94% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 14 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Ezekiel first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2022, to 6,058 babies. In 2025, 5,098 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been rising.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Ezekiel never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #48, in 2022, and it was in the top 100 for 9 years, 2017 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #61.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #61 |
| Best rank | #48 (2022) |
| Years in the top 100 | 9 (2017 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #55 in the 2020s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Ezekiel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ezekiel were born in California than in any other state: about 15,747 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ezekiel was given 4.8 times as often in Hawaii, 3.4 times in New Mexico and 2.1 times in Alaska.
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