Izekiel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ih-ZEE-kee-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #3,756 for boys
Izekiel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God strengthens”. In 2025 it ranked 3,756th for boys in the US (29 babies).
What does Izekiel mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Ezekiel
“God strengthens”
Ezekiel was a Hebrew prophet of the Babylonian exile, known for his vision of the valley of dry bones.
Is Izekiel a girl's or a boy's name?
Izekiel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 29 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Izekiel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,756th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 29 about 1 in 59,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 56% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 29 boys in the US were named Izekiel, making it the 3,756th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,037th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 2010.
Half of all the boys named Izekiel in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 59 boys in the US were given Izekiel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,987, up from #3,756 for this spelling alone.
- Ezekial 30
- Izekiel 29
Izekiel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #3,756 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 27 | #3,999 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,772 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 18 | #5,037 |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,766 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
Nicknames for Izekiel
- Zeke 32 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Izekiel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aziel, Jaziel, Ezekiel, Castiel, Eliel, Adriel, Azriel, Eliam, Haziel, Izael, Hezekiah, Axel
Other spellings of Izekiel
Names related to Izekiel
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, “Izekiel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/izekiel, updated 20 October 2026.