Ezequiel
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "God strengthens".
Name Census estimates that about 19,121 living Americans carry the first name Ezequiel. It sits at #338 in the overall ranking, outside the top 50 but still well-represented. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ezequiel today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ezequiel births was 2024 (1,021 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ezequiel. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Ezequiel with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
19K
~ 1 in 17,926 Americans
Peak year
2024
1,021 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#338
Tracked since 1912
Census
Ezequiel in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 18,755 people with the first name Ezequiel, which placed it at #1,669 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#1,669
National first-name rank
People counted
19K
18,755 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
6.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
96.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ezequiel
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ezequiel is Hispanic at 96.0%. The next largest groups are White (2.6%) and Black (0.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ezequiel described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ezequiel at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino96.0% · 18,012
- White2.6% · 484
- Black or African American0.6% · 119
- Two or more races0.3% · 49
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 48
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 43
Popularity
Ezequiel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ezequiel from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 5,638 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
Ezequiel 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 Ezequiel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ezequiels live
The SSA's state-level files cover 38 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Ezequiel, while Rhode Island, Idaho, District of Columbia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 468 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Ezequiel
The name Ezequiel originates from the Hebrew name יְחֶזְקֵאל (Yehezqel), composed of the elements חזק (chazaq) meaning "to be strong" and אל (el) meaning "God". It is the Hebrew form of the name Ezekiel, a biblical prophet whose book is included in the Old Testament and Hebrew Bible. The name can be traced back to ancient Judah and Israel during the 6th century BCE.
The book of Ezekiel in the Bible mentions the prophet himself, who was among the Jewish captives taken to Babylon in the 6th century BCE. Ezekiel's prophetic visions and metaphors, such as the vision of the valley of dry bones, have been influential in both Jewish and Christian traditions.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Ezequiel was Ezequiel Vieira (1626-1697), a Portuguese philosopher and theologian who wrote extensively on metaphysics and ethics. Another early notable figure was Ezequiel Chavez (1868-1926), a Mexican revolutionary and general who fought alongside Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution.
In the 16th century, Ezequiel Martínez Cabrera (1590-1635) was a Spanish Catholic priest and writer who authored several religious works. A few centuries later, Ezequiel Adeodato Solalinde (1826-1878) was a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as the interim president of Mexico in 1858.
More recently, Ezequiel Lavezzi (born 1985) is an Argentine professional footballer who has played for several top clubs in Europe, including Napoli and Paris Saint-Germain. Ezequiel Garay (born 1986) is another Argentine footballer who has represented his national team and played for clubs like Real Madrid and Valencia.
People
Ezequiel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ezequiel 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
Ezequiel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ezequiel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 19,121 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ezequiel 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 17,926 US residents.
Is Ezequiel a common name?
We classify Ezequiel as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 19,864 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ezequiel most popular?
The single biggest year for Ezequiel was 2024, when 1,021 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ezequiel is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ezequiel in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 18,755 people with the name Ezequiel, or 6.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,669 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ezequiel in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ezequiel?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ezequiel appears almost entirely male. Of the 18,752 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ezequiel?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ezequiel is Hispanic at 96.0%. The next largest groups are White (2.6%) and Black (0.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ezequiel most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Ezequiel in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.0% (18,012 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Ezequiel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ezequiel a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ezequiel 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 Ezequiel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ezequiel 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 Ezequiel 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.
How many people have Ezequiel as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.