Esequiel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- eh-seh-kee-EL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Esequiel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God strengthens”. In 2025 it ranked 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Esequiel mean?
Hebrew: Spanish spelling of Ezequiel (Ezekiel)
“God strengthens”
Ezekiel was a prophet of the Babylonian exile, known for his vision of the valley of dry bones.
Is Esequiel a girl's or a boy's name?
Esequiel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Esequiel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,140th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Esequiel, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,851st. Its busiest year was 1974, with 59 boys. It first appears in the records in 1881.
Half of all the boys named Esequiel in the US since 1880 were born between 1953 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 957 boys in the US were given Esequiel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #352, up from #6,140 for this spelling alone.
- Ezequiel 943
- Esequiel 14
Esequiel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 23 | #4,452 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 12 | #6,693 |
| 2020 | 19 | #4,851 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 15 | #5,742 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,062 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,549 |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,163 |
| 2007 | 32 | #3,377 |
| 2006 | 38 | #2,931 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,087 |
| 2004 | 42 | #2,565 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,500 |
| 2001 | 34 | #2,737 |
| 2000 | 51 | #1,989 |
| 1999 | 48 | #1,992 |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,154 |
| 1997 | 49 | #1,887 |
| 1996 | 51 | #1,781 |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,796 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,036 |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,204 |
| 1992 | 56 | #1,567 |
| 1991 | 37 | #2,013 |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,865 |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,609 |
| 1988 | 40 | #1,726 |
| 1987 | 39 | #1,707 |
| 1986 | 34 | #1,789 |
| 1985 | 40 | #1,593 |
| 1984 | 48 | #1,364 |
| 1983 | 37 | #1,593 |
| 1982 | 42 | #1,486 |
| 1981 | 52 | #1,270 |
| 1980 | 44 | #1,432 |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,598 |
| 1978 | 30 | #1,760 |
| 1977 | 33 | #1,645 |
| 1976 | 47 | #1,286 |
| 1975 | 43 | #1,322 |
| 1974 | 59 | #1,073 |
| 1973 | 32 | #1,514 |
| 1972 | 41 | #1,307 |
| 1971 | 28 | #1,667 |
| 1970 | 29 | #1,581 |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,913 |
| 1968 | 26 | #1,543 |
| 1967 | 23 | #1,608 |
| 1966 | 21 | #1,683 |
| 1965 | 29 | #1,428 |
| 1964 | 22 | #1,699 |
| 1963 | 17 | #1,956 |
| 1962 | 19 | #1,851 |
| 1961 | 17 | #1,996 |
| 1960 | 19 | #1,857 |
| 1959 | 18 | #1,915 |
| 1958 | 14 | #2,176 |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,582 |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,641 |
| 1955 | 24 | #1,571 |
| 1954 | 22 | #1,627 |
| 1953 | 27 | #1,454 |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,855 |
| 1951 | 25 | #1,488 |
| 1950 | 26 | #1,433 |
| 1949 | 22 | #1,582 |
| 1948 | 20 | #1,655 |
| 1947 | 21 | #1,645 |
| 1946 | 35 | #1,175 |
| 1945 | 18 | #1,580 |
| 1944 | 28 | #1,255 |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,528 |
| 1942 | 17 | #1,730 |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,821 |
| 1940 | 16 | #1,736 |
| 1939 | 15 | #1,795 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,084 |
| 1937 | 12 | #2,088 |
| 1936 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 1935 | 11 | #2,246 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,551 |
| 1933 | 17 | #1,707 |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,777 |
| 1931 | 21 | #1,538 |
| 1930 | 14 | #2,079 |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,002 |
| 1928 | 25 | #1,480 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,074 |
| 1925 | 16 | #2,011 |
| 1924 | 19 | #1,839 |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,330 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,346 |
| 1921 | 17 | #1,979 |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,592 |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,694 |
| 1918 | 25 | #1,445 |
| 1917 | 16 | #1,899 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,729 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,309 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,100 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,272 |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,543 |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,232 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #865 |
Names like Esequiel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Miguel, Manuel, Emmanuel, Enrique, Eduardo, Juan, Eliseo, Mario, Jose, Luis, Antonio, Angel
Other spellings of Esequiel
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Esequiel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/esequiel, updated 20 October 2026.