Ezequiel
Ezequiel was the 348th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 943 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 335th; the most babies were born in 2024 (1,023). Over the last ten years it has moved up 227 places. More babies were named Ezequiel in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning God strengthens (Spanish form of Ezekiel) · Hebrew, Spanish
Say it eh-zeh-KYEL /ɛzɛˈkjɛl/
- Rank in 2025
- #348 boys, up 14 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 943boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20241,023 babies
- Total since 1880
- 20,811babies recorded
What does the name Ezequiel mean?
Ezequiel is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Ezekiel, the Hebrew prophet. DMNES gives the Hebrew Yehezqel as "may God strengthen", from a root meaning "to be strong" plus el, "God". DMNES records it in 16th-century English and French Protestant records. In the US it is used mostly in Spanish-speaking families. The biblical Ezekiel prophesied among the exiles in Babylon in the 6th century BC.
יְחֶזְקֵאל (Biblical Hebrew, “God strengthens”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Ezekiel, Zeke, Ezequias.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean strength.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Ezekiel', DMNES, Durham University
- Charlotte M. Yonge, History of Christian Names, new ed. (1884), index s.v. 'Ezekiel' (19th-century work; used for dated usage facts only), Macmillan (public domain; Internet Archive scan)
Nicknames for Ezequiel
The usual nicknames for Ezequiel are Zeke. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Ezequiel in the last five years, 41 were named Zeke, against 26 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke · also for Zechariah, Ezekiel, Zachariah | Modern | #803 | 2,012 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Ezequiels go by each one.
Ezequiel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #348 | 943 |
| 2020 | #362 | 862 |
| 2010 | #571 | 445 |
| 2000 | #597 | 331 |
| 1990 | #765 | 177 |
| 1980 | #902 | 99 |
| 1970 | #1,302 | 41 |
| 1960 | #1,562 | 27 |
| 1950 | #2,250 | 12 |
| 1940 | #2,735 | 8 |
| 1930 | #2,000 | 15 |
| 1920 | #2,507 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ezequiel, counting every spelling?
Ezequiel is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #351 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #348 for Ezequiel on its own. Together these spellings went to 957 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezequiel | 943 | #348 | 4,941 |
| Esequiel | 14 | #6,227 | 84 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ezequiel?
943 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ezequiel (0.26 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ezequiel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 9 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ezequiel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ezequiel?
About 19,900 people born in the US named Ezequiel are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 6 and 25. That makes Ezequiel mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ezequiel by state
How common Ezequiel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (3.2×), California (2.4×), Texas (2.3×), Nevada (2.3×), Arizona (2.1×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Missouri, Idaho, Ohio.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ezequiel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ezequiel, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Ezequiel · Sibling names for Ezequiel
Questions about the name Ezequiel
What does Ezequiel mean?
Ezequiel means “God strengthens (Spanish form of Ezekiel)” (Hebrew, Spanish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Ezequiel?
Ezequiel was the 348th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 943 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 335th; the most babies were born in 2024 (1,023). Over the last ten years it has moved up 227 places. More babies were named Ezequiel in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ezequiel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ezequiel in the US.
Where is Ezequiel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ezequiel was most common in New Mexico (1.82 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.