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Keziah

Keziah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“cassia tree”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
keh-ZY-uh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls (96% of all uses)

From Hebrew Qetsi'ah, the name of one of Job's daughters in the Bible. Cassia is an aromatic tree related to cinnamon.

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How popular is Keziah?

202499.0 per million US babies
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Babies named Keziah in 2024329

2024 rank#866 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18804,706

Keziah is rising: use over the last five years is 1.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Keziah

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Jordanto flow down · Hebrew

Keziah questions

What does the name Keziah mean?

Keziah means "cassia tree". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew Qetsi'ah, the name of one of Job's daughters in the Bible. Cassia is an aromatic tree related to cinnamon.

Is Keziah a boy or girl name?

Keziah is mainly a girl's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Keziah?

329 US babies were named Keziah in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Keziah?

Keziah is usually pronounced keh-ZY-uh.

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.