Kezia
Kezia was the 2840th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1958th; the most babies were born in 2007 (76). Over the last ten years it has moved down 264 places. More babies were named Kezia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Keziah) cassia (a cinnamon-like spice tree) · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #2,840 girls, down 76 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 60girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200776 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,424babies recorded
What does the name Kezia mean?
Kezia is a spelling of Keziah, pronounced the same way, so it shares Keziah's meaning and origin.
Keziah is the name of the second of the three daughters born to Job after his trials (Job 42:14). Wiktionary derives the Hebrew Qetsi'ah from the word for cassia, the spice tree with cinnamon-like bark (compare English cassia); Wikipedia similarly glosses it "cinnamon bark". Wikipedia notes that it was more common in Victorian England and in 19th-century America, and that Keisha developed from it.
קְצִיעָה (Hebrew, “cassia (cinnamon-like bark)”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Kezia, Kezzie, Keisha.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean tree.
Sources for this meaning
- Hebrew Bible, Job 42:14, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria
- Wiktionary, entry 'Keziah', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kezia', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Keziah (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Kezia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,840 | 60 |
| 2020 | #2,764 | 60 |
| 2010 | #2,530 | 73 |
| 2000 | #3,141 | 44 |
| 1990 | #3,757 | 28 |
| 1980 | #2,908 | 31 |
| 1970 | #5,593 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kezia, counting every spelling?
Kezia is a spelling of Keziah, a name family that ranked #670 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,840 for Kezia on its own. Together these spellings went to 425 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keziah | 354 | #767 | 1,350 |
| Kezia | 60 | #2,840 | 277 |
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 Kezia?
60 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kezia (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kezia 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 140 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kezia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kezia?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Kezia are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 11 and 34. That makes Kezia 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.
Kezia by state
How common Kezia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kezia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kezia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kezia
What does Kezia mean?
Kezia is a spelling of Keziah, which means “cassia (a cinnamon-like spice tree)” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Kezia?
Kezia was the 2840th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 60 babies. Its best year was 1979, when it ranked 1958th; the most babies were born in 2007 (76). Over the last ten years it has moved down 264 places. More babies were named Kezia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kezia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kezia in the US.
Where is Kezia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kezia was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Pennsylvania.