Ezekiel
Ezekiel is a masculine Hebrew language name, meaning "God's Strength." It can be used as both a given name and a surname.
- Biblical
- English
Meaning & Origin of Ezekiel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ezekiel is a masculine Hebrew language name, meaning "God's Strength." It can be used as both a given name and a surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- English
The Story of Ezekiel
The earliest SSA record of Ezekiel as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 16 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 6,043 newborns named Ezekiel — #48 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Ezekiel on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ezekiel ranks #51 for baby boys with 5,619 births, gradually rising (+13%). All told, over 90K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Ezekiel
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ezekiel. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Ezekiel
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About the name Ezekiel
Ezekiel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 90K births in the dataset. Ezekiel's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #48. Use the chart and map above to compare Ezekiel'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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