Kezia
Kezia is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Kezia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kezia is a name with a single cultural origin: Biblical.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Kezia
The earliest SSA record of Kezia as a baby girl name dates back to 1961, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 76 newborns named Kezia — #2,457 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Kezias. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,989 among baby girl names with 55 births, holding steady (-1%). In total, more than 2K Kezias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Kezia
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About the name Kezia
Kezia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kezia's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #1,952. Use the chart and map above to compare Kezia'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.