Ezequil
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "God will strengthen".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Ezequil. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ezequil today is around 28 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ezequil births was 1998 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ezequil. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Ezequil. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
1998
5 babies that year
Average age
28
years old
1998 SSA rank
#10,130
Tracked since 1998
Census
Ezequil in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 128 people with the first name Ezequil, which placed it at #49,019 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
#49,019
National first-name rank
People counted
128
128 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
94.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ezequil
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ezequil is Hispanic at 94.5%. The next largest groups are Black (3.9%) and White (0.8%). 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 Ezequil 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 Ezequil at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino94.5% · 121
- Black or African American3.9% · 5
- White0.8% · 1
- Two or more races0.8% · 1
Popularity
Ezequil: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Ezequil 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 Ezequil during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Ezequil
The name Ezequil has its origins in the Hebrew language, deriving from the biblical name Ezekiel, which means "God strengthens" or "God will strengthen." It is a name with deep roots in Judeo-Christian tradition, tracing back to the Old Testament prophet Ezekiel, whose book is included in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.
The name Ezekiel, from which Ezequil is derived, appears prominently in the Book of Ezekiel, one of the major prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible. The prophet Ezekiel lived during the Babylonian exile of the Israelites in the 6th century BCE, and his writings contain visions and prophecies that have had a profound impact on Jewish and Christian theology.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ezequil can be found in the 12th century, with the Spanish Sephardic Jewish philosopher and poet Judah Halevi (c. 1075-1141), also known as Yehuda Halevi. Another notable figure was Ezequiel de Castro (1591-1667), a Portuguese-Dutch rabbi and scholar who played a significant role in the establishment of the Jewish community in Amsterdam.
In more recent history, the name Ezequil has been borne by several notable individuals, including Ezequiel Zamora (1817-1860), a Venezuelan military leader and hero of the Federal War; Ezequiel Fernández Santillán (1886-1959), a Mexican politician and diplomat; and Ezequiel Cuevas (1898-1951), a Chilean author and educator.
Other notable figures with the name Ezequil include Ezequiel Fernández (1824-1889), an Argentine military leader and politician; and Ezequiel Bochaca (1896-1973), an Argentine footballer who played as a striker and was part of the Argentine national team that won the 1925 South American Championship.
While the name Ezequil may not be as common as its biblical counterpart Ezekiel, it carries with it a rich heritage and symbolism, reflecting the strength and fortitude associated with its meaning, "God strengthens."
People
Ezequil + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ezequil 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
Ezequil: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ezequil?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ezequil 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 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Ezequil a common name?
We classify Ezequil as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ezequil most popular?
The single biggest year for Ezequil was 1998, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ezequil is about 28 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ezequil in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 128 people with the name Ezequil, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #49,019 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 Ezequil 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 Ezequil?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ezequil appears almost entirely male. Of the 129 people counted with this name, 100.0% 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 Ezequil?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ezequil is Hispanic at 94.5%. The next largest groups are Black (3.9%) and White (0.8%). 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 Ezequil most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Ezequil in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.5% (121 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 Ezequil in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ezequil a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ezequil 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 Ezequil still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ezequil 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 Ezequil 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 common is the name Ezequil?
For a quick modern take, check how many people have the name Ezequil on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.