Keziah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- keh-ZY-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #655 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #766 for girls
Keziah is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “cassia tree”. In 2025 it ranked 655th for girls in the UK (63 babies) and 766th for girls in the US (354 babies).
What does Keziah mean?
Hebrew: from Hebrew Qetsi'ah
“cassia tree”
One of the daughters of Job in the Bible; the cassia tree yields a fragrant, cinnamon-like bark.
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Is Keziah a girl's or a boy's name?
Keziah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 63 girls and 5 boys in the UK and 354 girls and 24 boys in the US.
How popular is Keziah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #655among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 63about 1 in 4,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 63 girls in the UK were named Keziah, making it the 655th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 828th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 86 girls. 5 boys were also named Keziah in 2025 (3,747th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Keziah than any year since 2017.
Half of all the girls named Keziah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2017. 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 Keziah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #542, up from #655 for this spelling alone.
- Keziah 63
- Kezia 13
Among girls in 2025, it was 642nd in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Keziah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | #655 |
| 2024 | 45 | #873 |
| 2023 | 42 | #913 |
| 2022 | 33 | #1,091 |
| 2021 | 39 | #967 |
| 2020 | 47 | #828 |
| 2019 | 48 | #839 |
| 2018 | 51 | #814 |
| 2017 | 86 | #546 |
| 2016 | 49 | #841 |
| 2015 | 57 | #748 |
| 2014 | 50 | #837 |
| 2013 | 45 | #896 |
| 2012 | 42 | #945 |
| 2011 | 59 | #721 |
| 2010 | 48 | #815 |
| 2009 | 61 | #663 |
| 2008 | 68 | #611 |
| 2007 | 65 | #607 |
| 2006 | 70 | #567 |
| 2005 | 51 | #667 |
| 2004 | 53 | #628 |
| 2003 | 60 | #563 |
| 2002 | 56 | #577 |
| 2001 | 62 | #521 |
| 2000 | 48 | #615 |
| 1999 | 44 | #640 |
| 1998 | 46 | #616 |
| 1997 | 43 | #657 |
| 1996 | 37 | #699 |
How popular is Keziah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #766among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 354about 1 in 4,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 62% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 354 girls in the US were named Keziah, making it the 766th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,165th. It first appears in the records in 1972. 24 boys were also named Keziah in 2025 (4,248th for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Keziah of any year since it first appeared, in 1972.
Half of all the girls named Keziah in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 414 girls in the US were given Keziah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #690, up from #766 for this spelling alone.
- Keziah 354
- Kezia 60
Keziah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 354 | #766 |
| 2024 | 312 | #867 |
| 2023 | 239 | #1,051 |
| 2022 | 221 | #1,117 |
| 2021 | 224 | #1,103 |
| 2020 | 200 | #1,165 |
| 2019 | 181 | #1,280 |
| 2018 | 178 | #1,284 |
| 2017 | 167 | #1,379 |
| 2016 | 173 | #1,365 |
| 2015 | 163 | #1,416 |
| 2014 | 157 | #1,446 |
| 2013 | 145 | #1,514 |
| 2012 | 134 | #1,612 |
| 2011 | 138 | #1,577 |
| 2010 | 144 | #1,546 |
| 2009 | 131 | #1,695 |
| 2008 | 154 | #1,508 |
| 2007 | 143 | #1,579 |
| 2006 | 113 | #1,809 |
| 2005 | 123 | #1,630 |
| 2004 | 107 | #1,780 |
| 2003 | 110 | #1,719 |
| 2002 | 112 | #1,641 |
| 2001 | 76 | #2,147 |
| 2000 | 89 | #1,896 |
| 1999 | 74 | #2,070 |
| 1998 | 52 | #2,611 |
| 1997 | 45 | #2,730 |
| 1996 | 53 | #2,420 |
| 1995 | 47 | #2,618 |
| 1994 | 38 | #3,033 |
| 1993 | 20 | #4,820 |
| 1992 | 24 | #4,229 |
| 1991 | 28 | #3,716 |
| 1990 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 1989 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 9 | #7,348 |
| 1986 | 12 | #5,754 |
| 1985 | 14 | #5,075 |
| 1984 | 5 | #10,417 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 19 | #4,024 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,884 |
| 1980 | 18 | #4,147 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,599 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
Nicknames for Keziah
- Kizzy
- Kez
Names like Keziah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah Khadija Safa Sumayyah Zainab Ayah Ruqayyah Amira Kaliyah Nusaybah Aaminah Raya
Other spellings of Keziah
Names related to Keziah
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
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, “Keziah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/keziah, updated 20 October 2026.