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?
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.
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.