Ezequias
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- eh-seh-KEE-as
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #5,207 for boys
Ezequias is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God strengthens”. In 2025 it ranked 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Ezequias mean?
Hebrew: Spanish and Portuguese form of Hezekiah
“God strengthens”
Hezekiah was a king of Judah who, in the Bible, withstood the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem.
Is Ezequias a girl's or a boy's name?
Ezequias is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ezequias in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,207th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18 about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Ezequias, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 21 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Ezequias in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ezequias in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,738 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
Names like Ezequias
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Thiago, Ares, Ezra, Aziel, Luca, Azriel, Josias, Esaias, Ermias, Santiago, Boaz, Juancarlos
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
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, “Ezequias: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ezequias, updated 20 October 2026.