Given name & surname
Eze
“a king”
Eze is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a king.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a king.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Eze through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 107
- 107 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #5,941 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +126%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,941 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 125.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 242 as a first name in 2020; 1,193 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Eze’s family of names
In Greek usage, Eze as a surname is a transliteration of Εζέ.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Eze, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Mansa
“the third-born child” · “a king”
>99% boys
Negasi
“he will become the king”
>99% boys
Negus
“of the royalty; a king; an emperor”
>99% boys
Makonnen
“a king”
>99% boys
Azi
“one who is youthful”
>99% boys
Cheikh
“a learned man”
>99% boys
Dembe
“a peaceful man”
>99% boys
Kenyi
“a son born after daughters”
>99% boys