Eze
Boy · EH-zeh · Igbo
Eze is a boys' name of Igbo origin, meaning “king”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies) and 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Eze mean?
Igbo
“king”
Igbo word for a king or traditional ruler, found in many longer names.
- Say it
- EH-zeh
Is Eze a girl's or a boy's name?
Eze is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK and 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eze in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 243% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named Eze, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 10 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
Eze in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
How popular is Eze in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 147% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Eze, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 10,599th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 2014.
Half of all the boys named Eze in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Eze in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
Names like Eze
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Albie Luca Ezra Alfie Obi Enzo Chimeremeze Eesa Lando Kobe Arlo Rome
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