Hezekiah
Boy · hez-e-KY-a · Hebrew
Hezekiah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God strengthens”. In 2025 it ranked 916th for boys in the UK (37 babies) and 485th for boys in the US (621 babies).
What does Hezekiah mean?
Hebrew
“God strengthens”
Hezekiah was a king of Judah praised in the Bible for his faithfulness and religious reforms.
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- hez-e-KY-a
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Is Hezekiah a girl's or a boy's name?
Hezekiah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 37 boys in the UK and 5 girls and 621 boys in the US.
How popular is Hezekiah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #916among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 37about 1 in 8,100 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 37 boys in the UK were named Hezekiah, making it the 916th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,007th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 37 boys.
Half of all the boys named Hezekiah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 856th in England and Wales.
Hezekiah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #916 |
| 2024 | 27 | #1,137 |
| 2023 | 37 | #930 |
| 2022 | 23 | #1,270 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,341 |
| 2020 | 31 | #1,007 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,362 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,490 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,655 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,454 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,193 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
How popular is Hezekiah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #485among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 621about 1 in 2,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 35% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 621 boys in the US were named Hezekiah, making it the 485th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 578th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 631 boys. 5 girls were also named Hezekiah in 2025 (14,937th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Hezekiah in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hezekiah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 621 | #485 |
| 2024 | 631 | #489 |
| 2023 | 557 | #529 |
| 2022 | 489 | #586 |
| 2021 | 495 | #570 |
| 2020 | 479 | #578 |
| 2019 | 427 | #632 |
| 2018 | 432 | #620 |
| 2017 | 432 | #610 |
| 2016 | 378 | #675 |
| 2015 | 377 | #673 |
| 2014 | 303 | #772 |
| 2013 | 242 | #872 |
| 2012 | 268 | #821 |
| 2011 | 242 | #869 |
| 2010 | 219 | #920 |
| 2009 | 241 | #875 |
| 2008 | 223 | #918 |
| 2007 | 215 | #919 |
| 2006 | 225 | #877 |
| 2005 | 157 | #1,052 |
| 2004 | 165 | #999 |
| 2003 | 147 | #1,054 |
| 2002 | 148 | #1,032 |
| 2001 | 137 | #1,052 |
| 2000 | 127 | #1,105 |
| 1999 | 99 | #1,246 |
| 1998 | 84 | #1,380 |
| 1997 | 64 | #1,577 |
| 1996 | 61 | #1,596 |
| 1995 | 43 | #1,950 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,036 |
| 1993 | 32 | #2,341 |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,407 |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,463 |
| 1990 | 20 | #3,052 |
| 1989 | 27 | #2,410 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,157 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,197 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,437 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,281 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,777 |
| 1980 | 21 | #2,366 |
| 1979 | 22 | #2,235 |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,134 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,448 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,819 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,463 |
| 1970 | 11 | #2,890 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,129 |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,906 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,469 |
| 1966 | 14 | #2,131 |
| 1965 | 14 | #2,177 |
| 1964 | 12 | #2,408 |
| 1963 | 18 | #1,901 |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1961 | 18 | #1,947 |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,209 |
| 1959 | 27 | #1,521 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,092 |
| 1957 | 23 | #1,672 |
| 1956 | 16 | #2,014 |
| 1955 | 22 | #1,645 |
| 1954 | 37 | #1,226 |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,708 |
| 1952 | 28 | #1,429 |
| 1951 | 35 | #1,241 |
| 1950 | 31 | #1,288 |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,162 |
| 1948 | 34 | #1,230 |
| 1947 | 31 | #1,315 |
| 1946 | 28 | #1,326 |
| 1945 | 33 | #1,138 |
| 1944 | 28 | #1,255 |
| 1943 | 29 | #1,279 |
| 1942 | 26 | #1,358 |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,633 |
| 1940 | 22 | #1,433 |
| 1939 | 24 | #1,359 |
| 1938 | 29 | #1,221 |
| 1937 | 31 | #1,180 |
| 1936 | 25 | #1,326 |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,165 |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,461 |
| 1933 | 24 | #1,361 |
| 1932 | 34 | #1,157 |
| 1931 | 25 | #1,394 |
| 1930 | 32 | #1,259 |
| 1929 | 42 | #1,055 |
| 1928 | 28 | #1,382 |
| 1927 | 37 | #1,178 |
| 1926 | 32 | #1,278 |
| 1925 | 37 | #1,164 |
| 1924 | 44 | #1,071 |
| 1923 | 51 | #961 |
| 1922 | 42 | #1,084 |
| 1921 | 35 | #1,226 |
| 1920 | 47 | #1,004 |
| 1919 | 44 | #1,024 |
| 1918 | 52 | #918 |
| 1917 | 46 | #946 |
| 1916 | 24 | #1,415 |
| 1915 | 32 | #1,141 |
| 1914 | 42 | #819 |
| 1913 | 29 | #914 |
| 1912 | 29 | #816 |
| 1911 | 16 | #823 |
| 1910 | 14 | #822 |
| 1909 | 11 | #893 |
| 1908 | 10 | #877 |
| 1907 | 18 | #591 |
| 1906 | 11 | #752 |
| 1905 | 12 | #699 |
| 1904 | 13 | #647 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,129 |
| 1902 | 12 | #650 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 20 | #534 |
| 1899 | 12 | #583 |
| 1898 | 13 | #610 |
| 1897 | 15 | #515 |
| 1896 | 13 | #592 |
| 1895 | 16 | #501 |
| 1894 | 9 | #729 |
| 1893 | 12 | #572 |
| 1892 | 13 | #571 |
| 1891 | 17 | #427 |
| 1890 | 6 | #884 |
| 1889 | 16 | #464 |
| 1888 | 9 | #704 |
| 1887 | 13 | #488 |
| 1886 | 7 | #758 |
| 1885 | 9 | #641 |
| 1884 | 9 | #663 |
| 1883 | 15 | #460 |
| 1882 | 7 | #754 |
| 1881 | 12 | #503 |
| 1880 | 11 | #571 |
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