Zekiel
Zekiel was the 2797th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2345th with 60 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 715 places. More babies were named Zekiel in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,797 boys, down 212 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202360 babies
- Total since 1880
- 729babies recorded
Zekiel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,797 | 46 |
| 2020 | #2,585 | 50 |
| 2010 | #5,249 | 18 |
| 2000 | #12,112 | 5 |
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How popular is Zekiel, counting every spelling?
Zekiel has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Zekiel?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zekiel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Zekiel 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 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zekiel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zekiel?
About 700 people born in the US named Zekiel are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 14. That makes Zekiel 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.
Zekiel by state
How common Zekiel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys 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 Zekiel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Zekiel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Zekiel
How popular is the name Zekiel?
Zekiel was the 2797th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 2345th with 60 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 715 places. More babies were named Zekiel in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Zekiel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Zekiel in the US.
Where is Zekiel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zekiel was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Illinois.