Ezekiel Overview
Ezekiel Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Ezekiel?
Ezekiel means “God will strengthen.” People with this name are often seen as strong, dependable, and spiritually resilient, reflecting the powerful and supportive nature suggested by its meaning.
What Is the Origin of The Name Ezekiel?
The name Ezekiel originates from Hebrew “Yechezqel,” combining “chazaq” (to strengthen) and “el” (God). It is most famously associated with the prophet Ezekiel in the Old Testament.
This prophet is known for his visions and prophecies regarding the fall of Jerusalem and the eventual restoration of Israel.
The name has been used in English-speaking countries since the Protestant Reformation and remains popular due to its strong biblical connections.
Ezekiel Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Ezekiel
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 50 (-1 from 2022) | 5569 (-461 from 2022) | 0.30413 |
2022 | 49 (+4 from 2021) | 6030 (+193 from 2021) | 0.32195 |
2021 | 53 (+11 from 2020) | 5837 (+756 from 2020) | 0.31154 |
2020 | 64 (+7 from 2019) | 5081 (+149 from 2019) | 0.27470 |
2019 | 71 (+16 from 2018) | 4932 (+569 from 2018) | 0.25664 |
2018 | 87 (-5 from 2017) | 4363 (-410 from 2017) | 0.22446 |
2017 | 82 (+39 from 2016) | 4773 (+1372 from 2016) | 0.24117 |
2016 | 121 (+25 from 2015) | 3401 (+590 from 2015) | 0.16790 |
2015 | 146 (+34 from 2014) | 2811 (+429 from 2014) | 0.13749 |
2014 | 180 (+6 from 2013) | 2382 (+187 from 2013) | 0.11624 |
2013 | 186 (+10 from 2012) | 2195 (+257 from 2012) | 0.10863 |
2012 | 196 (-1 from 2011) | 1938 (+68 from 2011) | 0.09551 |
2011 | 195 (+17 from 2010) | 1870 (+179 from 2010) | 0.09205 |
2010 | 212 (+12 from 2009) | 1691 (+78 from 2009) | 0.08231 |
2009 | 224 (+13 from 2008) | 1613 (+67 from 2008) | 0.07605 |
2008 | 237 (+11 from 2007) | 1546 (+107 from 2007) | 0.07090 |
2007 | 248 (+19 from 2006) | 1439 (+146 from 2006) | 0.06496 |
2006 | 267 (+41 from 2005) | 1293 (+225 from 2005) | 0.05898 |
2005 | 308 (+7 from 2004) | 1068 (+80 from 2004) | 0.05020 |
2004 | 315 (+8 from 2003) | 988 (+76 from 2003) | 0.04675 |
2003 | 323 (+23 from 2002) | 912 (+120 from 2002) | 0.04340 |
2002 | 346 (+19 from 2001) | 792 (+63 from 2001) | 0.03832 |
2001 | 365 (-8 from 2000) | 729 (-11 from 2000) | 0.03524 |
2000 | 357 (+18 from 1999) | 740 (+50 from 1999) | 0.03544 |
1999 | 375 (+73 from 1998) | 690 (+191 from 1998) | 0.03384 |
1998 | 448 (+19 from 1997) | 499 (+32 from 1997) | 0.02461 |
1997 | 467 (+53 from 1996) | 467 (+81 from 1996) | 0.02338 |
1996 | 520 (+41 from 1995) | 386 (+53 from 1995) | 0.01926 |
1995 | 561 (+53 from 1994) | 333 (+43 from 1994) | 0.01656 |
1994 | 614 (-9 from 1993) | 290 (-4 from 1993) | 0.01423 |
1993 | 605 (+29 from 1992) | 294 (+32 from 1992) | 0.01423 |
1992 | 634 (+5 from 1991) | 262 (+6 from 1991) | 0.01248 |
1991 | 639 (-14 from 1990) | 256 (-7 from 1990) | 0.01208 |
1990 | 625 (+43 from 1989) | 263 (+39 from 1989) | 0.01222 |
1989 | 668 (+12 from 1988) | 224 (+33 from 1988) | 0.01069 |
1988 | 680 (+37 from 1987) | 191 (+29 from 1987) | 0.00954 |
1987 | 717 (+20 from 1986) | 162 (+11 from 1986) | 0.00831 |
1986 | 737 (+86 from 1985) | 151 (+34 from 1985) | 0.00786 |
1985 | 823 (-138 from 1984) | 117 (-43 from 1984) | 0.00608 |
1984 | 685 (+15 from 1983) | 160 (+11 from 1983) | 0.00853 |
1983 | 700 (+66 from 1982) | 149 (+18 from 1982) | 0.00800 |
1982 | 766 (+38 from 1981) | 131 (+12 from 1981) | 0.00694 |
1981 | 804 (+3 from 1980) | 119 (+1 from 1980) | 0.00639 |
1980 | 807 (-18 from 1979) | 118 (-2 from 1979) | 0.00636 |
1979 | 789 (-32 from 1978) | 120 (-5 from 1978) | 0.00670 |
1978 | 757 (+10 from 1977) | 125 (+2 from 1977) | 0.00732 |
1977 | 767 (+195 from 1976) | 123 (+48 from 1976) | 0.00720 |
1976 | 962 (-80 from 1975) | 75 (-13 from 1975) | 0.00459 |
1975 | 882 (+21 from 1974) | 88 (+8 from 1974) | 0.00542 |
1974 | 903 (+151 from 1973) | 80 (+21 from 1973) | 0.00491 |
1973 | 1054 (-4 from 1972) | 59 No change from 1972 | 0.00366 |
1972 | 1050 (+117 from 1971) | 59 (+10 from 1971) | 0.00352 |
1971 | 1167 (+111 from 1970) | 49 (+7 from 1970) | 0.00270 |
1970 | 1278 (-13 from 1969) | 42 (+3 from 1969) | 0.00220 |
1969 | 1265 (+309 from 1968) | 39 (+14 from 1968) | 0.00213 |
1968 | 1574 (-287 from 1967) | 25 (-9 from 1967) | 0.00141 |
1967 | 1287 (+162 from 1966) | 34 (+6 from 1966) | 0.00191 |
1966 | 1449 (-131 from 1965) | 28 (-6 from 1965) | 0.00154 |
1965 | 1318 (-83 from 1964) | 34 (-5 from 1964) | 0.00179 |
1964 | 1235 (+169 from 1963) | 39 (+8 from 1963) | 0.00192 |
1963 | 1404 (+222 from 1962) | 31 (+7 from 1962) | 0.00150 |
1962 | 1626 (-363 from 1961) | 24 (-15 from 1961) | 0.00114 |
1961 | 1263 (-192 from 1960) | 39 (-13 from 1960) | 0.00181 |
1960 | 1071 (+315 from 1959) | 52 (+20 from 1959) | 0.00240 |
1959 | 1386 (-134 from 1958) | 32 (-6 from 1958) | 0.00148 |
1958 | 1252 (+112 from 1957) | 38 (+5 from 1957) | 0.00176 |
1957 | 1364 (-244 from 1956) | 33 (-13 from 1956) | 0.00151 |
1956 | 1120 (+47 from 1955) | 46 (+5 from 1955) | 0.00214 |
1955 | 1167 (+19 from 1954) | 41 (+1 from 1954) | 0.00196 |
1954 | 1186 (-226 from 1953) | 40 (-16 from 1953) | 0.00193 |
1953 | 960 (+133 from 1952) | 56 (+12 from 1952) | 0.00280 |
1952 | 1093 (+46 from 1951) | 44 (+4 from 1951) | 0.00223 |
1951 | 1139 (-102 from 1950) | 40 (-6 from 1950) | 0.00209 |
1950 | 1037 (-70 from 1949) | 46 (-5 from 1949) | 0.00253 |
1949 | 967 (-4 from 1948) | 51 (-1 from 1948) | 0.00283 |
1948 | 963 (-25 from 1947) | 52 (-4 from 1947) | 0.00292 |
1947 | 938 (+107 from 1946) | 56 (+13 from 1946) | 0.00301 |
1946 | 1045 (-195 from 1945) | 43 (-11 from 1945) | 0.00261 |
1945 | 850 (+114 from 1944) | 54 (+9 from 1944) | 0.00394 |
1944 | 964 (+42 from 1943) | 45 (+1 from 1943) | 0.00324 |
1943 | 1006 (+161 from 1942) | 44 (+9 from 1942) | 0.00302 |
1942 | 1167 (-196 from 1941) | 35 (-8 from 1941) | 0.00249 |
1941 | 971 (-67 from 1940) | 43 (-6 from 1940) | 0.00343 |
1940 | 904 (+265 from 1939) | 49 (+18 from 1939) | 0.00413 |
1939 | 1169 (-218 from 1938) | 31 (-13 from 1938) | 0.00274 |
1938 | 951 (+123 from 1937) | 44 (+8 from 1937) | 0.00387 |
1937 | 1074 (-46 from 1936) | 36 (-2 from 1936) | 0.00329 |
1936 | 1028 (+120 from 1935) | 38 (+5 from 1935) | 0.00357 |
1935 | 1148 (-192 from 1934) | 33 (-11 from 1934) | 0.00309 |
1934 | 956 (-9 from 1933) | 44 No change from 1933 | 0.00414 |
1933 | 947 (+88 from 1932) | 44 (+3 from 1932) | 0.00431 |
1932 | 1035 (-21 from 1931) | 41 (-2 from 1931) | 0.00382 |
1931 | 1014 (-122 from 1930) | 43 (-12 from 1930) | 0.00402 |
1930 | 892 (+163 from 1929) | 55 (+13 from 1929) | 0.00487 |
1929 | 1055 (+23 from 1928) | 42 No change from 1928 | 0.00379 |
1928 | 1078 (-186 from 1927) | 42 (-16 from 1927) | 0.00368 |
1927 | 892 (-2 from 1926) | 58 (+1 from 1926) | 0.00499 |
1926 | 890 (+183 from 1925) | 57 (+15 from 1925) | 0.00498 |
1925 | 1073 (-129 from 1924) | 42 (-13 from 1924) | 0.00365 |
1924 | 944 (+17 from 1923) | 55 (+4 from 1923) | 0.00470 |
1923 | 961 (-47 from 1922) | 51 (-7 from 1922) | 0.00450 |
1922 | 914 (+25 from 1921) | 58 (+2 from 1921) | 0.00515 |
1921 | 939 (+8 from 1920) | 56 (+3 from 1920) | 0.00492 |
1920 | 947 (+42 from 1919) | 53 (+6 from 1919) | 0.00481 |
1919 | 989 (-40 from 1918) | 47 (-2 from 1918) | 0.00463 |
1918 | 949 (-40 from 1917) | 49 No change from 1917 | 0.00467 |
1917 | 909 (+43 from 1916) | 49 (+4 from 1916) | 0.00511 |
1916 | 952 (-59 from 1915) | 45 (-3 from 1915) | 0.00487 |
1915 | 893 (-9 from 1914) | 48 (+10 from 1914) | 0.00545 |
1914 | 884 (-78 from 1913) | 38 (+3 from 1913) | 0.00556 |
1913 | 806 (+48 from 1912) | 35 (+8 from 1912) | 0.00653 |
1912 | 854 (-30 from 1911) | 27 (+11 from 1911) | 0.00598 |
1911 | 824 (-170 from 1910) | 16 (-4 from 1910) | 0.00663 |
1910 | 654 (-39 from 1909) | 20 (+1 from 1909) | 0.00959 |
1909 | 615 (+129 from 1908) | 19 (+6 from 1908) | 0.01074 |
1908 | 744 (-110 from 1907) | 13 (-3 from 1907) | 0.00781 |
1907 | 634 (+293 from 1906) | 16 (+8 from 1906) | 0.01009 |
1906 | 927 (-186 from 1905) | 8 (-3 from 1905) | 0.00555 |
1905 | 741 (+323 from 1904) | 11 (+5 from 1904) | 0.00768 |
1904 | 1064 (-330 from 1903) | 6 (-4 from 1903) | 0.00433 |
1903 | 734 (+128 from 1902) | 10 (+2 from 1902) | 0.00773 |
1902 | 862 (-83 from 1901) | 8 No change from 1901 | 0.00603 |
1901 | 779 (-224 from 1900) | 8 (-11 from 1900) | 0.00692 |
1900 | 555 (+106 from 1899) | 19 (+9 from 1899) | 0.01172 |
1899 | 661 (+341 from 1898) | 10 (+4 from 1898) | 0.00868 |
1898 | 1002 (-321 from 1897) | 6 (-4 from 1897) | 0.00454 |
1897 | 681 (-163 from 1896) | 10 (-6 from 1896) | 0.00820 |
1896 | 518 (+221 from 1895) | 16 (+7 from 1895) | 0.01240 |
1895 | 739 (-196 from 1894) | 9 (-5 from 1894) | 0.00711 |
1894 | 543 (-34 from 1893) | 14 No change from 1893 | 0.01121 |
1893 | 509 (-51 from 1892) | 14 (-4 from 1892) | 0.01157 |
1892 | 458 (+177 from 1891) | 18 (+9 from 1891) | 0.01369 |
1891 | 635 (+32 from 1890) | 9 No change from 1890 | 0.00824 |
1890 | 667 (-169 from 1889) | 9 (-5 from 1889) | 0.00752 |
1889 | 498 (-14 from 1888) | 14 (-2 from 1888) | 0.01176 |
1888 | 484 (+60 from 1887) | 16 (+5 from 1887) | 0.01232 |
1887 | 544 (-113 from 1886) | 11 (-6 from 1886) | 0.01006 |
1886 | 431 (+173 from 1885) | 17 (+7 from 1885) | 0.01428 |
1885 | 604 (-84 from 1884) | 10 (-3 from 1884) | 0.00862 |
1884 | 520 (-41 from 1883) | 13 (-1 from 1883) | 0.01059 |
1883 | 479 (+97 from 1882) | 14 (+3 from 1882) | 0.01245 |
1882 | 576 (-228 from 1881) | 11 (-11 from 1881) | 0.00901 |
1881 | 348 (+94 from 1880) | 22 (+6 from 1880) | 0.02032 |
1880 | 442 First SSA data recorded | 16 First SSA data recorded | 0.01351 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Ezekiel
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )California (CA)
#132021 | #102022 | #102023 |
Texas (TX)
#302021 | #252022 | #262023 |
Florida (FL)
#782021 | #692022 | #762023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#112021 | #112022 | #182023 |
Ohio (OH)
#912021 | #842022 | #942023 |
Illinois (IL)
#712021 | #562022 | #662023 |
New York (NY)
#1282021 | #1552022 | #1412023 |
Washington (WA)
#322021 | #332022 | #352023 |
Colorado (CO)
#292021 | #222022 | #292023 |
Georgia (GA)
#952021 | #982022 | #882023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#1002021 | #792022 | #732023 |
Michigan (MI)
#732021 | #942022 | #802023 |
Indiana (IN)
#442021 | #622022 | #702023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#1052021 | #1252022 | #1062023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#922021 | #972022 | #852023 |
Virginia (VA)
#862021 | #702022 | #1102023 |
Missouri (MO)
#762021 | #582022 | #742023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#42021 | #42022 | #52023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#402021 | #362022 | #232023 |
Oregon (OR)
#482021 | #332022 | #322023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#1042021 | #832022 | #802023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#1182021 | #792022 | #982023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#642021 | #842022 | #1182023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#42021 | #82022 | #42023 |
Alabama (AL)
#1222021 | #1322022 | #1032023 |
Nevada (NV)
#142021 | #122022 | #82023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#852021 | #682022 | #652023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#1482021 | #1092022 | #1712023 |
Kansas (KS)
#562021 | #572022 | #462023 |
Utah (UT)
#542021 | #762022 | #842023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#1002021 | #1092022 | #1202023 |
Maryland (MD)
#1182021 | #922022 | #1012023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#722021 | #592022 | #862023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#1472021 | #1322022 | #1562023 |
Iowa (IA)
#902021 | #552022 | #1212023 |
Idaho (ID)
#282021 | #442022 | #132023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#332021 | #572022 | #462023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#1452021 | #892022 | #1012023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#1522021 | #1082022 | #1272023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#492021 | #892022 | #852023 |
Alaska (AK)
#402021 | #432022 | #192023 |
Montana (MT)
#592021 | #732022 | #492023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#582021 | #1362022 | #1482023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#912021 | #592022 | #1002023 |
Maine (ME)
#1142021 | #632022 | #1612023 |
Wyoming (WY)
#312021 | #702022 | #712023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#692021 | #812022 | #892023 |
Delaware (DE)
#1072021 | #1472022 | #1422023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#1232019 | #1142020 | #1832023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#2022018 | #1482021 | #1402022 |
Vermont (VT)
#1312002 | #1262017 | #932020 |
Popularity Rankings for Ezekiel in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Philippines
#62020 | #42021 | #32022 |
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
#172019 | #132022 | #142023 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#952021 | #602022 | #542023 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#1262020 | #1242021 | #1162022 |
Popularity in Canada
#1402021 | #1492022 | #1582023 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#2672017 | #2952018 | #2322020 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#2862019 | #2982020 | #2442021 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#2662021 | #2852022 | #2722023 |
Popularity in Iceland
#3292021 |
Popularity in Ireland
#4142021 | #3802022 | #3432023 |
Popularity in Scotland
#4961984 | #4762020 |
Popularity in Sweden
#6452022 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Ezekiel a Name for Boys or Girls?
Ezekiel is predominantly a name for boys, especially within religious contexts.
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