boy's name
Ezequiel
eh-seh-KYEL
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 21,774
the United States
#348
2025 births
Ezequiel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God strengthens". It is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Ezekiel, the prophet of the Babylonian exile whose visions are among the strangest and most vivid in the Hebrew Bible.
- Ezequiel is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2024, when 1,023 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 3,516 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1912.
Ezequiel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 51 |
| 1920s | 150 |
| 1930s | 125 |
| 1940s | 181 |
| 1950s | 222 |
| 1960s | 277 |
| 1970s | 578 |
| 1980s | 959 |
| 1990s | 2,568 |
| 2000s | 4,259 |
| 2010s | 5,638 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 5,803 |
What Ezequiel means
Ezequiel means God strengthens, or may God strengthen. It joins a verb meaning to be strong to el, God, making a statement about divine support rather than describing the child.
Where Ezequiel comes from
Ezequiel is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Hebrew Yehezqel, from hazaq, to be strong, and el, God. The prophet Ezekiel was deported to Babylon in the sixth century BC and prophesied among the exiles there; his book contains the vision of the wheels within wheels and the valley of dry bones, images that have shaped Jewish and Christian imagination and, later, a great deal of gospel music. Spanish adopted the name through the Vulgate's Ezechiel, and it spread across Latin America. It appears in our records from 1912.
Ezequiel in use
Ezequiel charts in only four of the seven countries we track and peaked in 2024.
How popular is Ezequiel?
In 2025, Ezequiel was given to 943 babies in the United States, ranking #348 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Ezequiel is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Ezequiel is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ezéquiel | Ezéquiel is a rare spelling of Ezequiel, written with an acute accent and recorded about 175 times, mostly in France. | 175 |
| Ézéquiel | Ézéquiel is a rare spelling of Ezequiel, written with an acute accent and recorded about 105 times, mostly in France. | 105 |
Names that peaked alongside Ezequiel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ezequiel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ezequiel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Ezequiel
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Ezequiel in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Ezequiel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ezequiel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ezequiel
What does the name Ezequiel mean?
God strengthens, from the Hebrew hazaq, to be strong, and el, God.
Is Ezequiel the Spanish Ezekiel?
Yes. Ezequiel is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the same biblical name.
What is short for Ezequiel?
Eze is usual in Spanish; Zeke is common in English.
How popular is the name Ezequiel?
In 2025, Ezequiel was given to 943 babies in the United States, ranking #348 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Ezequiel a girl's or a boy's name?
Ezequiel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Ezequiel most popular?
Ezequiel peaked in 2024, when 1,023 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Ezequiel?
Ezequiel is usually shortened to Eze and Zeke.
Is Ezequiel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ezequiel currently ranks #348 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.