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Ezekiel

Boy

Origin of the name

Ezekiel comes from the Hebrew Yehezkel, “God strengthens.” Ezekiel is one of the great prophets of the Bible.

Rising name

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2022 was its best year: 6,053 births, or 1 baby in 559. The momentum is recent: births are up 66% over the last five years, compared with the decade before. In 2025, it ranked No. 61. 40% of all babies named Ezekiel since 1880 were born in the 2020s.
83,605births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 48rank at its peak, in 2022

Where babies named Ezekiel are born

2022

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The darker the blue, the more common Ezekiel is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Ezekiel is most common in Hawaii (3.9 times), Nevada (3.6) and New Mexico (3.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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