Yechezkel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- yeh-KHEZ-kel
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #3,948 for boys
Yechezkel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God strengthens”. In 2025 it ranked 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Yechezkel mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew form of Ezekiel
“God strengthens”
The Hebrew form of Ezekiel, the prophet whose book opens with a vision of God's chariot.
Is Yechezkel a girl's or a boy's name?
Yechezkel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yechezkel in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 5 boys.
Yechezkel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Yechezkel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,948th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27 about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Yechezkel, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,024th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 38 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Yechezkel in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yechezkel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 31 | #3,603 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,627 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,697 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,024 |
| 2019 | 35 | #3,256 |
| 2018 | 26 | #3,989 |
| 2017 | 15 | #5,784 |
| 2016 | 18 | #5,120 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,774 |
| 2014 | 30 | #3,530 |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,495 |
| 2012 | 24 | #4,128 |
| 2011 | 26 | #3,883 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 19 | #4,920 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,643 |
| 2007 | 34 | #3,248 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,304 |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,611 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,660 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 16 | #3,848 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,398 |
| 1984 | 10 | #3,922 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,722 |
Nicknames for Yechezkel
- Chezky
Names like Yechezkel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Axel, Chidubem, Yusuf, Tobechukwu, Omari, Samuel, Adem, Zion, Achim, Luca, Obi, Ayomide
Names related to Yechezkel
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Elias, Mateo
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, “Yechezkel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yechezkel, updated 20 October 2026.