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Ezekiel
Say it: ih-ZEE-kee-ul
Meaning
Hebrew Yeḥezqel, 'God strengthens'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A Puritan name, common in Spanish as Ezequiel and rising again in English.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 55,425 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 340 boys
- 5,019 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Ézéchiel |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Ezequiel |
| Italian | Ezechiele |
| Portuguese | Ezequiel |
| German | Ezechiel |
| Polish | Ezechiel |
| Russian | Yezekiil |
| Hebrew | Yechezkel |
Famous bearers
- Ezekiel, prophet of the Book of Ezekiel
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Puritan church and town records of England and New England
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- Colonial records of the Americas
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.