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Hezekiah
Say it: hez-uh-KY-uh
Meaning
Hebrew Ḥizqiyyahu, 'YHWH strengthens'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A Puritan name that has returned to use in the United States in the 21st century.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 8,408 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 3,600 boys
- 477 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 | Ézéchias |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Ezequías |
| Italian | Ezechia |
| Portuguese | Ezequias |
| German | Hiskia |
| Polish | Ezechiasz |
| Hebrew | Chizkiyahu |
| Hebrew | Hizqiyyahu |
Famous bearers
- Hezekiah, king of Judah
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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.