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Ezekiel

Gender
Boy
Say it
e-ZEE-kee-el
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#227 for boys
US rank, 2025
#61 for boys

Ezekiel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God will strengthen”. In 2025 it ranked 227th for boys in the UK (247 babies) and 61st for boys in the US (5,091 babies).

What does Ezekiel mean?

Hebrew: from Hebrew Yechezqel

“God will strengthen”

Old Testament prophet whose book includes the vision of the valley of dry bones.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Ezekiel a girl's or a boy's name?

Ezekiel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 247 boys in the UK and 7 girls and 5,091 boys in the US.

How popular is Ezekiel in the UK?

Rank in 2025
227th among boys
Babies in 2025
247 about 1 in 1,200 boys
Five-year trend
Rising up 41% in five years
Same name in a class
1.1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 247 boys in the UK were named Ezekiel, making it the 227th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 312th.

It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Ezekiel of any year since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the boys named Ezekiel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 208th in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 247 in 20252025
Ezekiel in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025247#227
2024222#243
2023212#250
2022198#265
2021207#263
2020164#312
2019172#316
2018146#352
2017154#350
2016113#422
2015109#432
2014104#435
201392#477
201299#447
201175#532
201075#521
200963#583
200849#689
200762#557
200660#550
200543#673
200429#822
200325#880
200223#865
200125#768
200023#812
199921#836
199819#878
199725#716
199613#1,083

How popular is Ezekiel in the US?

Rank in 2025
61st among boys
Babies in 2025
5,091 about 1 in 340 boys
Five-year trend
Steady up 12% in five years
Same name in a class
4.1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 5,091 boys in the US were named Ezekiel, making it the 61st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 64th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 6,053 boys. 7 girls were also named Ezekiel in 2025 (11,928th for girls).

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Ezekiel than any year since 2020.

Half of all the boys named Ezekiel in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 6,053 in 20222025
Ezekiel in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20255,091#61
20245,420#54
20235,611#50
20226,053#48
20215,848#53
20205,091#64
20194,936#71
20184,366#87
20174,777#82
20163,404#120
20152,812#146
20142,383#180
20132,198#186
20121,939#196
20111,871#195
20101,691#212
20091,614#224
20081,547#237
20071,440#248
20061,293#267
20051,068#308
2004988#315
2003912#323
2002792#346
2001729#365
2000741#357
1999690#375
1998499#448
1997467#467
1996386#520
1995333#560
1994291#613
1993294#604
1992262#632
1991256#637
1990263#623
1989224#665
1988191#680
1987162#717
1986151#738
1985117#823
1984160#685
1983149#700
1982131#766
1981119#804
1980118#808
1979120#789
1978125#757
1977123#767
197675#963
197588#882
197480#903
197359#1,054
197259#1,050
197149#1,165
197042#1,278
196939#1,265
196825#1,573
196734#1,286
196628#1,449
196534#1,317
196439#1,235
196331#1,402
196224#1,624
196139#1,261
196052#1,071
195933#1,359
195837#1,264
195733#1,363
195646#1,119
195541#1,166
195440#1,185
195356#958
195244#1,093
195140#1,138
195046#1,036
194951#966
194852#962
194756#937
194643#1,045
194554#850
194445#964
194344#1,006
194235#1,167
194143#971
194049#904
193931#1,168
193844#951
193736#1,074
193638#1,028
193533#1,148
193444#956
193344#946
193240#1,056
193144#997
193055#892
192942#1,055
192842#1,078
192758#892
192657#890
192542#1,073
192455#944
192351#961
192258#914
192156#939
192053#947
191947#989
191849#949
191749#909
191645#952
191548#893
191438#884
191335#806
191227#854
191116#823
191020#654
190919#615
190813#744
190716#634
19068#926
190511#741
19046#1,063
190310#734
19028#861
19018#778
190019#555
189910#661
18986#1,001
189710#681
189616#518
18959#738
189414#543
189314#509
189218#458
18919#635
18909#667
188914#498
188816#484
188711#544
188617#431
188510#604
188413#520
188314#479
188211#576
188122#348
188016#442

Nicknames for Ezekiel

Names like Ezekiel

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Elias, Elijah, Gabriel, Eli, Axel, Ezra, Tobias, Isaiah, Levi, Jonah, Noah, Asher

Names related to Ezekiel

Ezequiel, Ezechiel, Ezekial, Ezikiel, Ezekeil

More Hebrew names

Isabella, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Mateo, Elsie, Eliana, Joseph

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Ezekiel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ezekiel, updated 20 October 2026.