How Many People Are Named Ezekiel?
An estimated 75,792 people in the United States have the first name Ezekiel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Ezekiel peaked in popularity in 2022 with 6,048 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ezekiel 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 Ezekiel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ezekiel is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
75,792
About 1 in 4,522 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2022
6,048 births
Total Registered
78,486
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ezekiel
Ezekiel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 78,486 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Ezekiel as a male name
Ranked #54 in 2024
5,390 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (6,043 births)
Ezekiel as a female name
Ranked #16,076 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 2017 (8 births)
Ezekiel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ezekiel span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 30,394 babies were registered. Ezekiel remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ezekiel by Decade
How has Ezekiel 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.
Ezekiel by State
Birth registrations for Ezekiel span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Vermont, New Hampshire, Delaware. On average, about 1,461 Ezekiels were registered per state.
Ezekiel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ezekiel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ezekiel
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Ezekiel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ezekiel?
We estimate approximately 75,792 people named Ezekiel 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 4,522 Americans share this first name.
Is Ezekiel a common name?
Ezekiel is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 78,486 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ezekiel most popular?
Ezekiel reached peak popularity in 2022, when 6,048 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ezekiel is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ezekiel a male name?
Ezekiel is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ezekiel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ezekiel Smith, Ezekiel Johnson, Ezekiel 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me