Azekiel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-ZEE-kee-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #2,676 for boys
Azekiel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God strengthens”. In 2025 it ranked 2,676th for boys in the US (48 babies).
What does Azekiel mean?
Hebrew: modern spelling of Ezekiel
“God strengthens”
Ezekiel is the Hebrew prophet whose book includes the vision of the valley of dry bones.
Is Azekiel a girl's or a boy's name?
Azekiel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 48 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Azekiel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,676among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 48about 1 in 36,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 80% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 48 boys in the US were named Azekiel, making it the 2,676th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,271st. Its busiest year was 2022, with 49 boys. It first appears in the records in 2007.
Half of all the boys named Azekiel in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Azekiel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #2,676 |
| 2024 | 44 | #2,873 |
| 2023 | 32 | #3,564 |
| 2022 | 49 | #2,674 |
| 2021 | 41 | #2,971 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 31 | #3,568 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
Nicknames for Azekiel
- Zeke 32 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Azekiel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aziel Azriel Azariah Jaziel Abdiel Asaiah Adriel Haziel Azael Azariel Ezekiel Eliel
Names related to Azekiel
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Azekiel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/azekiel, updated 20 October 2026.