Ezekiel
Ezekiel is a masculine Hebrew language name, meaning "God's Strength." It can be used as both a given name and a surname.
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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The Story of Ezekiel
Ezekiel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 16 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 6,043 Ezekiels were born — ranking #48 that year. As of 2026, Ezekiel ranks #51 for baby boys with 5,619 births, gradually rising (+13%). In total, more than 90K Ezekiels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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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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