Fun Facts About the Name Ezekiel
- A newer favorite: Ezekiel first entered the U.S. top 100 in 2017 and stayed there through 2025 - a run of 9 consecutive years.
- More than 83 thousand babies named Ezekiel: U.S. records list 83,584 babies given the name Ezekiel from 1880 through 2025. Even 52 girls received the name Ezekiel - about 1 girl for every 1,606 boys.
What Does the Name Ezekiel Mean?
Ezekiel comes from the Hebrew name יְחֶזְקֵאל (Yeḥezqel), usually translated as "God strengthens" or "God will strengthen." The name is built from two elements: the verb חָזַק (ḥazaq), meaning "to be strong" or "to strengthen," and אֵל (El), a common Hebrew word for God. Yeḥezqel belongs to a familiar type of Hebrew personal name in which a verb is joined to a divine name, so it reads as a short statement or wish about God's strength rather than as a single noun. English Bibles render the meaning along the lines of "God strengthens" or "whom God strengthens."
Ezekiel Name History & Origins
The name is best known from the prophet Ezekiel, one of the Judeans deported to Babylon in the early sixth century BCE, whose visions and oracles form the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible. That biblical use is the earliest firmly documented context for the name, and it is also why the name entered Christian tradition.
It passed into Greek as Ιεζεκιήλ (Iezekiēl) in the Septuagint and into Latin as Ezechiel in the Vulgate, and the English form Ezekiel descends from those biblical spellings. The Hebrew form יְחֶזְקֵאל (Yeḥezqel) has remained in use in Jewish communities, often written Yehezkel, while related forms developed separately in other European languages, such as Spanish Ezequiel, Italian Ezechiele, and French Ézéchiel. In English-speaking countries the name has been used as a given name for centuries, and it is also found occasionally as a surname derived from the same source.
How Popular is the Name Ezekiel?
Ezekiel recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2022. Ezekiel entered the top 100 U.S. boy names in 2017.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,316 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #16,076 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #11,440 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #13,985 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #11,991 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #14,924 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #17,310 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #13,631 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #61 | 5,091 | 0.2981% |
| 2024 | #54 | 5,390 | 0.3142% |
| 2023 | #50 | 5,596 | 0.3275% |
| 2022 | #48 | 6,043 | 0.3464% |
| 2021 | #53 | 5,842 | 0.3342% |
| 2020 | #64 | 5,090 | 0.2951% |
| 2019 | #71 | 4,936 | 0.2752% |
| 2018 | #87 | 4,365 | 0.2404% |
| 2017 | #82 | 4,775 | 0.2581% |
| 2016 | #121 | 3,402 | 0.1793% |
| 2015 | #146 | 2,811 | 0.1467% |
| 2014 | #181 | 2,382 | 0.1240% |
| 2013 | #186 | 2,197 | 0.1162% |
| 2012 | #196 | 1,938 | 0.1022% |
| 2011 | #195 | 1,871 | 0.0985% |
| 2010 | #212 | 1,691 | 0.0881% |
| 2009 | #224 | 1,613 | 0.0813% |
| 2008 | #237 | 1,547 | 0.0758% |
| 2007 | #248 | 1,440 | 0.0694% |
| 2006 | #267 | 1,293 | 0.0629% |
| 2005 | #308 | 1,068 | 0.0535% |
| 2004 | #315 | 988 | 0.0498% |
| 2003 | #323 | 912 | 0.0462% |
| 2002 | #346 | 792 | 0.0408% |
| 2001 | #365 | 729 | 0.0375% |
| 2000 | #357 | 741 | 0.0377% |
| 1999 | #375 | 690 | 0.0359% |
| 1998 | #448 | 499 | 0.0261% |
| 1997 | #467 | 467 | 0.0248% |
| 1996 | #520 | 386 | 0.0204% |
| 1995 | #561 | 333 | 0.0175% |
| 1994 | #614 | 290 | 0.0150% |
| 1993 | #605 | 294 | 0.0150% |
| 1992 | #634 | 262 | 0.0131% |
| 1991 | #639 | 256 | 0.0127% |
| 1990 | #626 | 263 | 0.0128% |
| 1989 | #668 | 224 | 0.0112% |
| 1988 | #681 | 191 | 0.0100% |
| 1987 | #719 | 162 | 0.0087% |
| 1986 | #738 | 151 | 0.0082% |
| 1985 | #826 | 117 | 0.0063% |
| 1984 | #685 | 160 | 0.0089% |
| 1983 | #701 | 149 | 0.0083% |
| 1982 | #767 | 131 | 0.0072% |
| 1981 | #805 | 119 | 0.0066% |
| 1980 | #810 | 118 | 0.0066% |
| 1979 | #791 | 120 | 0.0070% |
| 1978 | #757 | 125 | 0.0076% |
| 1977 | #770 | 123 | 0.0075% |
| 1976 | #964 | 75 | 0.0048% |
| 1975 | #886 | 88 | 0.0056% |
| 1974 | #906 | 80 | 0.0051% |
| 1973 | #1,060 | 59 | 0.0038% |
| 1972 | #1,055 | 59 | 0.0036% |
| 1971 | #1,170 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 1970 | #1,283 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 1969 | #1,268 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1968 | #1,593 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1967 | #1,296 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1966 | #1,463 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1965 | #1,322 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1964 | #1,245 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1963 | #1,410 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1962 | #1,636 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1961 | #1,269 | 39 | 0.0018% |
| 1960 | #1,076 | 52 | 0.0024% |
| 1959 | #1,390 | 32 | 0.0015% |
| 1958 | #1,254 | 38 | 0.0018% |
| 1957 | #1,371 | 33 | 0.0015% |
| 1956 | #1,124 | 46 | 0.0022% |
| 1955 | #1,174 | 41 | 0.0020% |
| 1954 | #1,189 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 1953 | #961 | 56 | 0.0028% |
| 1952 | #1,098 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1951 | #1,144 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1950 | #1,042 | 46 | 0.0026% |
| 1949 | #976 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 1948 | #968 | 52 | 0.0030% |
| 1947 | #944 | 56 | 0.0031% |
| 1946 | #1,048 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 1945 | #854 | 54 | 0.0040% |
| 1944 | #967 | 45 | 0.0033% |
| 1943 | #1,010 | 44 | 0.0031% |
| 1942 | #1,175 | 35 | 0.0025% |
| 1941 | #978 | 43 | 0.0035% |
| 1940 | #912 | 49 | 0.0042% |
| 1939 | #1,175 | 31 | 0.0028% |
| 1938 | #953 | 44 | 0.0040% |
| 1937 | #1,078 | 36 | 0.0034% |
| 1936 | #1,035 | 38 | 0.0037% |
| 1935 | #1,152 | 33 | 0.0032% |
| 1934 | #961 | 44 | 0.0043% |
| 1933 | #952 | 44 | 0.0044% |
| 1932 | #1,063 | 40 | 0.0038% |
| 1931 | #1,002 | 44 | 0.0042% |
| 1930 | #898 | 55 | 0.0050% |
| 1929 | #1,060 | 42 | 0.0039% |
| 1928 | #1,084 | 42 | 0.0038% |
| 1927 | #893 | 58 | 0.0051% |
| 1926 | #891 | 57 | 0.0051% |
| 1925 | #1,080 | 42 | 0.0038% |
| 1924 | #947 | 55 | 0.0049% |
| 1923 | #965 | 51 | 0.0047% |
| 1922 | #916 | 58 | 0.0053% |
| 1921 | #940 | 56 | 0.0051% |
| 1920 | #951 | 53 | 0.0050% |
| 1919 | #991 | 47 | 0.0048% |
| 1918 | #951 | 49 | 0.0048% |
| 1917 | #912 | 49 | 0.0053% |
| 1916 | #957 | 45 | 0.0051% |
| 1915 | #897 | 48 | 0.0057% |
| 1914 | #887 | 38 | 0.0058% |
| 1913 | #808 | 35 | 0.0068% |
| 1912 | #863 | 27 | 0.0063% |
| 1911 | #840 | 16 | 0.0071% |
| 1910 | #661 | 20 | 0.0103% |
| 1909 | #625 | 19 | 0.0116% |
| 1908 | #759 | 13 | 0.0084% |
| 1907 | #644 | 16 | 0.0109% |
| 1906 | #956 | 8 | 0.0060% |
| 1905 | #759 | 11 | 0.0083% |
| 1904 | #1,110 | 6 | 0.0047% |
| 1903 | #749 | 10 | 0.0084% |
| 1902 | #882 | 8 | 0.0065% |
| 1901 | #798 | 8 | 0.0075% |
| 1900 | #562 | 19 | 0.0126% |
| 1899 | #675 | 10 | 0.0094% |
| 1898 | #1,048 | 6 | 0.0049% |
| 1897 | #695 | 10 | 0.0089% |
| 1896 | #521 | 16 | 0.0134% |
| 1895 | #757 | 9 | 0.0077% |
| 1894 | #549 | 14 | 0.0121% |
| 1893 | #518 | 14 | 0.0125% |
| 1892 | #467 | 18 | 0.0147% |
| 1891 | #661 | 9 | 0.0089% |
| 1890 | #689 | 9 | 0.0081% |
| 1889 | #508 | 14 | 0.0127% |
| 1888 | #491 | 16 | 0.0132% |
| 1887 | #560 | 11 | 0.0108% |
| 1886 | #438 | 17 | 0.0153% |
| 1885 | #616 | 10 | 0.0093% |
| 1884 | #530 | 13 | 0.0114% |
| 1883 | #487 | 14 | 0.0134% |
| 1882 | #586 | 11 | 0.0097% |
| 1881 | #352 | 22 | 0.0218% |
| 1880 | #447 | 16 | 0.0145% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Ezekiel Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fine when in harmony but changeable when in discord, because many of your best qualities are then reversed. You are entertaining but may be impulsive. Freedom is a necessity, and you find it difficult to settle down. Your versatility results in many changes, and often brings travel. Your fine intellect is capable of high honors if applied seriously. You are capable of inspired thinking applied to material things. You can be restless, changeable, and very sexy. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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