Hezron
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HEZ-ron
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Hezron is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “enclosure, courtyard”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Hezron mean?
Hebrew: biblical name, from hatser 'enclosure'
“enclosure, courtyard”
Hezron was a grandson of Judah in Genesis and appears in the line of King David in the Book of Ruth.
Is Hezron a girl's or a boy's name?
Hezron is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hezron in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Hezron, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys.
2025 had the most boys named Hezron of any year since it first appeared, in 2007.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Hezron in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
Names like Hezron
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hudson, Rowan, Reuben, Eden, Zion, Rian, Ezra, Yusuf, Finn, Ronan, Brody, Lochlan
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hezron: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hezron, updated 20 October 2026.