Hezekiah
Hezekiah was the 485th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 621 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 435th; the most babies were born in 2024 (631). Over the last ten years it has moved up 188 places. More babies were named Hezekiah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning God strengthens (biblical) · Hebrew
Say it hez-uh-KYE-uh /ˌhɛzəˈkaɪə/
- Rank in 2025
- #485 boys, up 93 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 621boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024631 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,228babies recorded
What does the name Hezekiah mean?
Hezekiah is the English form of Hebrew Chizqiyyahu, the name of a king of Judah whose reign is told in 2 Kings 18 to 20. DMNES explains it as "Yah is my strength." It joins the root ch-z-q, to be strong, with Yah, a short form of the divine name. The same root appears in Ezekiel ("God strengthens"). The Wycliffite Bible of the 1390s spelled it Ezechie, and DMNES also notes a 9th-century Khazar ruler of the name.
חִזְקִיָּהוּ (Biblical Hebrew, “Hezekiah”)ח־ז־ק (Biblical Hebrew, “be strong”)יָהּ (Biblical Hebrew, “Yah (God)”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Ezekiel, Hiskia, Ezequias, Kiah.
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. 'Hezekiah', DMNES (Durham University)
- 2 Kings 18:1, The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition (via Sefaria), Jewish Publication Society / Sefaria
- Wiktionary, entry 'Hezekiah' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Nicknames for Hezekiah
The usual nicknames for Hezekiah are Kiah and Hez.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiah | Modern | — | 27 |
| Hez | Traditional | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Hezekiahs go by each one.
Hezekiah popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 15 since 2006, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #485 | 621 |
| 2020 | #578 | 479 |
| 2010 | #921 | 219 |
| 2000 | #1,110 | 127 |
| 1990 | #3,105 | 20 |
| 1980 | #2,397 | 21 |
| 1970 | #2,967 | 11 |
| 1960 | #2,260 | 14 |
| 1950 | #1,300 | 31 |
| 1940 | #1,450 | 22 |
| 1930 | #1,267 | 32 |
| 1920 | #1,009 | 47 |
| 1910 | #840 | 14 |
| 1900 | #542 | 20 |
| 1890 | #938 | 6 |
| 1880 | #588 | 11 |
How popular is Hezekiah, counting every spelling?
Hezekiah has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #487 for boys in 2025, against #485 on the official list, because Kason/Kasen/Casen and Mohamed/Mohammad/Mohammed and Chosen/Chozen/Chozyn move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Hezekiah?
621 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Hezekiah (0.17 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Hezekiah 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 14 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Hezekiah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Hezekiah?
About 9,500 people born in the US named Hezekiah are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 19. That makes Hezekiah a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Hezekiah by state
How common Hezekiah was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (13.3×), New Mexico (4.7×), Oklahoma (2.2×), Oregon (2.0×), Kansas (1.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Utah.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Hezekiah: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Hezekiah, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Hezekiah · Sibling names for Hezekiah
Questions about the name Hezekiah
What does Hezekiah mean?
Hezekiah means “God strengthens (biblical)” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Hezekiah?
Hezekiah was the 485th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 621 babies. Its best year was 1891, when it ranked 435th; the most babies were born in 2024 (631). Over the last ten years it has moved up 188 places. More babies were named Hezekiah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Hezekiah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Hezekiah in the US.
Where is Hezekiah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Hezekiah was most common in Hawaii (4.31 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Mexico and Alaska.