Ezael
A variant spelling of the Hebrew name Azael meaning "God has strengthened".
Name Census estimates that about 110 living Americans carry the first name Ezael. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ezael today is around 5 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ezael births was 2023 (42 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ezael. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
110
~ 1 in 3,115,949 Americans
Peak year
2023
42 babies that year
Average age
5
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,917
Tracked since 2009
Popularity
Ezael: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ezael from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 93 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ezael by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ezael during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ezaels live
Origin
Meaning and history of Ezael
Ezael is a name of Hebrew origin, tracing its roots back to ancient biblical times. It is believed to be derived from the Hebrew words "Ez," meaning strength or power, and "El," which is one of the names for God in the Hebrew scriptures. The combination of these two elements suggests that Ezael means "the strength of God" or "power of God."
The earliest recorded instance of the name Ezael can be found in the Apocryphal Book of Enoch, an ancient Jewish text written around the 3rd century BC. In this text, Ezael is mentioned as one of the leaders of the fallen angels who rebelled against God and taught humanity various forbidden arts and knowledge.
While the name Ezael does not appear in the canonical books of the Hebrew Bible or the Christian Old Testament, it has been used sporadically throughout history, particularly among Jewish communities. One notable bearer of the name was Ezael ben David, a 12th-century Jewish scholar and philosopher from Provence, France, who wrote commentaries on the Torah and other Jewish texts.
In the 16th century, Ezael Aben Vidas, a Spanish-Jewish poet and philosopher, gained recognition for his works on ethics and philosophy. He lived from approximately 1455 to 1535 and was known for his poetic style and his contributions to Jewish thought during the Golden Age of Spanish Jewry.
Another historical figure with the name Ezael was Ezael ben Shlomo, a 17th-century Kabbalist and author from Poland. He wrote several works on Jewish mysticism and was influential in the development of the Lurianic Kabbalah tradition.
In more recent times, Ezael has remained a relatively uncommon name, primarily used within Jewish communities. However, it has occasionally been adopted by individuals from other backgrounds who may have been drawn to its unique sound or the meaning associated with the name.
People
Ezael + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ezael as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ezael: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ezael?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 110 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ezael going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,115,949 US residents.
Is Ezael a common name?
We classify Ezael as "Very Rare". It ranks above 65.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 111 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ezael most popular?
The single biggest year for Ezael was 2023, when 42 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ezael is about 5 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ezael in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ezael a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ezael in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ezael still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ezael in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ezael can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Ezael?
Want to know how many people have the name Ezael? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.