Is Ezell a boy or girl name?

Ezell is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 3,654 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 11.2% were girls and 88.8% were boys.

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Ezell

Recorded 1897–2024 · United States

Ezell was most popular in 1922, when 71 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,620 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,654 people named Ezell.

Ezell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ezell’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ezell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ezell is mostly a boy’s name — 11.2% of the 3,654 Americans given it were girls and 88.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ezell

Where Ezell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org