Given name · also Turkish
Ezel
“eternity, endless time”
Ezel is a unisex given name from Ottoman Turkish (ultimately Arabic), meaning “eternity, endless time.” It is used in Turkish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ezel comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.
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How it developed
From Ottoman Turkish ازل (Ezel, “eternity, endless time”), from Arabic أَزَل; its root is Arabic ء ز ل.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ezel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 274
- 274 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,093 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,093 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 2018. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 209 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ezel’s family of names
In Greek usage, Ezel is a transliteration of Εζέλ.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ezel
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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