Kezia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- keh-ZY-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,206 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,822 for girls
Kezia is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “cassia tree”. In 2025 it ranked 2,206th for girls in the UK (13 babies) and 2,822nd for girls in the US (60 babies).
What does Kezia mean?
Hebrew: from Hebrew Qetsi'ah
“cassia tree”
Keziah is one of the daughters born to Job after his trials in the Bible, alongside Jemima and Keren-happuch.
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Is Kezia a girl's or a boy's name?
Kezia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 girls in the UK and 60 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kezia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,206among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 21,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the UK were named Kezia, making it the 2,206th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,159th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 65 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Kezia than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Kezia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 76 girls in the UK were given Kezia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #542, up from #2,206 for this spelling alone.
- Keziah 63
- Kezia 13
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,137th in England and Wales.
Kezia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #2,206 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,881 |
| 2023 | 24 | #1,399 |
| 2022 | 19 | #1,667 |
| 2021 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2020 | 13 | #2,159 |
| 2019 | 17 | #1,793 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,647 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,724 |
| 2015 | 28 | #1,276 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,377 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,402 |
| 2012 | 42 | #945 |
| 2011 | 39 | #977 |
| 2010 | 42 | #900 |
| 2009 | 62 | #652 |
| 2008 | 50 | #764 |
| 2007 | 60 | #648 |
| 2006 | 48 | #720 |
| 2005 | 51 | #667 |
| 2004 | 47 | #681 |
| 2003 | 45 | #687 |
| 2002 | 63 | #523 |
| 2001 | 43 | #658 |
| 2000 | 38 | #705 |
| 1999 | 55 | #565 |
| 1998 | 65 | #500 |
| 1997 | 45 | #632 |
| 1996 | 43 | #622 |
How popular is Kezia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,822among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 60about 1 in 27,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 60 girls in the US were named Kezia, making it the 2,822nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,748th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 76 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the girls named Kezia in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 414 girls in the US were given Kezia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #690, up from #2,822 for this spelling alone.
- Keziah 354
- Kezia 60
Kezia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | #2,822 |
| 2024 | 53 | #3,047 |
| 2023 | 58 | #2,891 |
| 2022 | 60 | #2,821 |
| 2021 | 46 | #3,389 |
| 2020 | 60 | #2,748 |
| 2019 | 65 | #2,651 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,961 |
| 2017 | 58 | #2,873 |
| 2016 | 54 | #3,060 |
| 2015 | 70 | #2,555 |
| 2014 | 53 | #3,110 |
| 2013 | 59 | #2,869 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,934 |
| 2011 | 51 | #3,221 |
| 2010 | 73 | #2,514 |
| 2009 | 51 | #3,251 |
| 2008 | 71 | #2,609 |
| 2007 | 76 | #2,457 |
| 2006 | 55 | #3,053 |
| 2005 | 44 | #3,400 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,804 |
| 2003 | 53 | #2,882 |
| 2002 | 40 | #3,390 |
| 2001 | 56 | #2,659 |
| 2000 | 44 | #3,117 |
| 1999 | 52 | #2,672 |
| 1998 | 52 | #2,611 |
| 1997 | 52 | #2,478 |
| 1996 | 47 | #2,626 |
| 1995 | 35 | #3,215 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,930 |
| 1993 | 41 | #2,877 |
| 1992 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 1991 | 33 | #3,295 |
| 1990 | 28 | #3,709 |
| 1989 | 30 | #3,396 |
| 1988 | 35 | #2,926 |
| 1987 | 26 | #3,421 |
| 1986 | 31 | #2,972 |
| 1985 | 31 | #2,938 |
| 1984 | 23 | #3,526 |
| 1983 | 27 | #3,064 |
| 1982 | 36 | #2,581 |
| 1981 | 24 | #3,436 |
| 1980 | 31 | #2,866 |
| 1979 | 53 | #1,952 |
| 1978 | 29 | #2,801 |
| 1977 | 21 | #3,485 |
| 1976 | 18 | #3,677 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 18 | #3,558 |
| 1973 | 10 | #5,189 |
| 1972 | 15 | #3,894 |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1967 | 8 | #4,981 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
Nicknames for Kezia
- Kizzy
- Kez
Names like Kezia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mia Talia Jessica Abigail Khadija Francesca Kiara Aria Olivia Sophia Sienna Hannah
Other spellings of Kezia
Names related to Kezia
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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, “Kezia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kezia, updated 20 October 2026.