Ezechiel
Ezekiel, also spelled Ezechiel, was an Israelite priest. The Book of Ezekiel, relating his visions and acts, is named after him.
Meaning & Origin of Ezechiel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ezekiel, also spelled Ezechiel, was an Israelite priest. The Book of Ezekiel, relating his visions and acts, is named after him.
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The Story of Ezechiel
Ezechiel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1984, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 13 Ezechiels were born — ranking #6,513 that year. As of 2026, Ezechiel ranks #6,811 for baby boys with 12 births, rising sharply (+32% over the past five years). In total, more than 185 Ezechiels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ezechiel
Ezechiel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 185 births in the dataset. Ezechiel's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #6,513. Use the chart and map above to compare Ezechiel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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