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
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #442 among boys — 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 — more than any year before or since.
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.