Ezekiel

Ezekiel: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“God strengthens”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
ih-ZEE-kee-əl · 4 syllables
Used for
Boys

From Hebrew Yechezqel. It is a biblical prophet's name and has been used in English through the Bible.

How popular is Ezekiel?

20241,619 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ezekiel in 20245,390

2024 rank#54 boys

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 188078,486

Ezekiel is rising: use over the last five years is 3.0× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Ezekiel

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • EzequielGod strengthens · Hebrew
  • ZekeGod strengthens · Hebrew
  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew

Ezekiel questions

What does the name Ezekiel mean?

Ezekiel means "God strengthens". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew Yechezqel. It is a biblical prophet's name and has been used in English through the Bible.

Is Ezekiel a boy or girl name?

Ezekiel is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ezekiel?

5,390 US babies were named Ezekiel in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Ezekiel?

Ezekiel is usually pronounced ih-ZEE-kee-əl.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.