How Many People Are Named Esequiel?
An estimated 2,280 people in the United States have the first name Esequiel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Esequiel peaked in popularity in 1974 with 59 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Esequiel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Esequiel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,280
About 1 in 150,331 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1974
59 births
Total Registered
2,929
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Esequiel
Esequiel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,929 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Esequiel as a male name
Ranked #5,714 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 1974 (59 births)
Esequiel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Esequiel span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 447 babies were registered. Esequiel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Esequiel by Decade
How has Esequiel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Esequiel by State
Birth registrations for Esequiel span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New Mexico. The lowest are in Florida, Illinois, Arizona. On average, about 320 Esequiels were registered per state.
Esequiel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Esequiel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Esequiel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Esequiel?
We estimate approximately 2,280 people named Esequiel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 150,331 Americans share this first name.
Is Esequiel a common name?
Esequiel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,929 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Esequiel most popular?
Esequiel reached peak popularity in 1974, when 59 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Esequiel is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Esequiel a male name?
Esequiel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Esequiel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Esequiel Smith, Esequiel Johnson, Esequiel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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