Hezekiah
Hezekiah, or Ezekias, was the son of Ahaz and the thirteenth king of Judah. He is described as "the best-attested figure in biblical history," due to the extensive documentation of his reign in biblical texts and external sources. His reign was marked by his significant religious reforms and his revolt against the Assyrian Empire.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Hezekiah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hezekiah, or Ezekias, was the son of Ahaz and the thirteenth king of Judah. He is described as "the best-attested figure in biblical history," due to the extensive documentation of his reign in biblical texts and external sources. His reign was marked by his significant religious reforms and his revolt against the Assyrian Empire.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
Etymology
The Story of Hezekiah
The earliest SSA record of Hezekiah as a baby boy name dates back to 1880, when 11 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 634 newborns named Hezekiah — #490 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Hezekiah on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Hezekiah ranks #490 for baby boys with 634 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). All told, over 12K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Hezekiah
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hezekiah. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Hizkiah
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About the name Hezekiah
Hezekiah is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Hezekiah's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #427. Use the chart and map above to compare Hezekiah'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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