Ezekiel
From the Hebrew Yechezkel, God strengthens, borne by the prophet who wrote during the Babylonian exile. English took its form from the Greek and Latin Bible.
Ezekiel in 2025
Ezekiel was given to 5,098 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 103rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 650 babies born.
The history of Ezekiel
Ezekiel reached its highest point in 2022, when 6,058 babies were given the name, ranking 80th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 83,657 babies have been named Ezekiel. Half of them were born before 2018, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Ezekiel by decade
| Decade | Babies named Ezekiel | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 144 | 692 |
| 1890s | 115 | 1,148 |
| 1900s | 118 | 1,400 |
| 1910s | 374 | 1,593 |
| 1920s | 514 | 1,804 |
| 1930s | 409 | 1,814 |
| 1940s | 472 | 1,859 |
| 1950s | 416 | 2,178 |
| 1960s | 345 | 2,513 |
| 1970s | 820 | 1,774 |
| 1980s | 1,522 | 1,472 |
| 1990s | 3,741 | 772 |
| 2000s | 11,124 | 430 |
| 2010s | 30,403 | 116 |
| 2020s | 33,140 | 80 |
Where Ezekiel is heading
Ezekiel has risen 81% over the past decade, from 2,817 babies in 2015 to 5,098 in 2025.
Names like Ezekiel
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Ezekiel.