Yechezkel
Ezekiel, also spelled Ezechiel, was an Israelite priest. The Book of Ezekiel, relating his visions and acts, is named after him.
Meaning & Origin of Yechezkel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ezekiel, also spelled Ezechiel, was an Israelite priest. The Book of Ezekiel, relating his visions and acts, is named after him.
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The Story of Yechezkel
Yechezkel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1976, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 38 Yechezkels were born — ranking #3,025 that year. As of 2026, Yechezkel ranks #4,068 for baby boys with 27 births, holding steady (-1%). In total, more than 903 Yechezkels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yechezkel
Yechezkel is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 903 births in the dataset. Yechezkel's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #3,025. Use the chart and map above to compare Yechezkel'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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