Ezekiel

Where Ezekiel comes from

From Koine Greek Ἰεζεκιήλ (Iezekiḗl), from Biblical Hebrew יְחֶזְקֵאל (Y'ḥezqēl, “God strengthens”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Ezekiel
  • Hebrew
  • 4 syllables
Ezekiel through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #442 among boys, with 16 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1978
    Ezekiel Jackson born
    Guyanese professional wrestler and bodybuilder
  3. 1982
    Ezekiel Kemboi born
    Kenyan runner
  4. 2022
    Peak, #48
    6,053 babies named Ezekiel, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin. First used by Puritans in the 17th century; rare today.
Namesakes
  • Ezekiel Kemboi · Kenyan runner, born 1982
  • Ezekiel Jackson · Guyanese professional wrestler and bodybuilder, born 1978
  • Ezekiel Alebua · Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, 1947–2022
  • Ezekiel Elliott · American football player, born 1995
  • Ezekiel Isoken Henty · Nigerian footballer, born 1993

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.