Ezekiel
For 2025 the count puts Ezekiel at #61 nationwide, at or near its all-time peak. The records carry it back to 1880, but its real era is now, 83,605 American children have carried it so far.
What Ezekiel carries
Ezekiel · Hebrew
“strength of God”
Source: Charlotte M. Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), see our sources.
Ezekiel’s free Name Kit
Five printables for Ezekiel, drawn in your browser at print size the moment you ask: a name print for the wall, a nursery sign, a tracing sheet, a shortlist sheet, and twelve sibling names with the reason for each. Letter size, 300 dpi, in the site’s own hand.
- Name print Meaning, origin and the popularity curve on one sheet, ready for a frame.
- Nursery sign The name big and bright, for a door, a shelf or the top of a dresser.
- Tracing sheet The name in dotted letters, with room to go over it again and again.
- Shortlist sheet A page for weighing names side by side: initials, nicknames, how it sounds with yours.
- Sibling names sheet Twelve names that go with this one, each with the reason, from the sibling matcher.
Name print
Meaning, origin and the popularity curve on one sheet, ready for a frame.
Nursery sign
The name big and bright, for a door, a shelf or the top of a dresser.
Tracing sheet
The name in dotted letters, with room to go over it again and again.
Shortlist sheet
A page for weighing names side by side: initials, nicknames, how it sounds with yours.
Sibling names sheet
Twelve names that go with this one, each with the reason, from the sibling matcher.
Print on plain letter paper or heavier card; the sign and the print look best on matte stock.
Ezekiel since 1880
Ezekiel peaked in 2022 at #48; #61 in 2025.
United States national data, Social Security Administration, through 2025, how we use it.
Where Ezekiel is most common
The state that gives Ezekiel most often, per boys born there, is Hawaii (1.37% in 2025); New Mexico and Wyoming are close behind.
Share of the state's recorded names for that sex, from the Social Security Administration's state file; a name is listed in a state only when five or more babies received it there that year.
Names that sit near Ezekiel
Same shelf of the library: origin, era and shape, scored deterministically.
Eliza
#115 in 2025 · Hebrew
Elise
#223 in 2025 · Hebrew
Jeremiah
#88 in 2025 · Hebrew
Gabriella
#105 in 2025 · Hebrew
Giovanni
#123 in 2025 · Hebrew
Santiago
#26 in 2025 · Hebrew
Ezra
#20 in 2025 · Hebrew
Leah
#58 in 2025 · Hebrew
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About Ezekiel
Where does Ezekiel rank right now?
For 2025 the count puts Ezekiel at #61 nationwide, at or near its all-time peak. The full curve since 1880 is above, public federal data, redrawn, never estimated.
What is the recorded meaning of Ezekiel?
The reference we cite records “strength of God”, of Hebrew origin (Charlotte M. Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884)).
Which names sit near Ezekiel?
Nearest by the published recipe: Eliza, Elise and Jeremiah. The sibling matcher scores every common American name against the ones you already have.
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