Zekiel
Boy · ZEE-kee-el · Hebrew
Zekiel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God strengthens”. In 2025 it ranked 2,764th for boys in the US (46 babies).
What does Zekiel mean?
Hebrew: short form of Ezekiel
“God strengthens”
A shortened form of Ezekiel, the Old Testament prophet known for his vision of the valley of dry bones.
- Say it
- ZEE-kee-el
Is Zekiel a girl's or a boy's name?
Zekiel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 46 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Zekiel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,764among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 46about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 46 boys in the US were named Zekiel, making it the 2,764th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,545th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 60 boys. It first appears in the records in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Zekiel in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zekiel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 46 | #2,764 |
| 2024 | 35 | #3,333 |
| 2023 | 60 | #2,314 |
| 2022 | 57 | #2,437 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,348 |
| 2020 | 50 | #2,545 |
| 2019 | 52 | #2,524 |
| 2018 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 2017 | 40 | #2,950 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 2015 | 32 | #3,430 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,219 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 11 | #7,231 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 19 | #4,806 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 9 | #7,238 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
Nicknames for Zekiel
- Zeke 32 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Zekiel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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