Jeconiah
Jeconiah, also known as Coniah and as Jehoiachin, was the nineteenth and penultimate king of Judah who was dethroned by the King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BCE and was taken into captivity. He was the son and successor of King Jehoiakim, and the grandson of King Josiah. Most of what is known about Jeconiah is found in the Hebrew Bible.
Meaning & Origin of Jeconiah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jeconiah, also known as Coniah and as Jehoiachin, was the nineteenth and penultimate king of Judah who was dethroned by the King of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BCE and was taken into captivity. He was the son and successor of King Jehoiakim, and the grandson of King Josiah. Most of what is known about Jeconiah is found in the Hebrew Bible.
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The Story of Jeconiah
Jeconiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1984, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1984, when 7 Jeconiahs were born — ranking #4,972 that year. As of 2026, Jeconiah ranks #4,972 for baby boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 7 Jeconiahs 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 Jeconiah
Jeconiah is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1984 and has accumulated 7 births in the dataset. Jeconiah's peak popularity came in 1984 when it ranked #4,972. Use the chart and map above to compare Jeconiah'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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