Hezekiah
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #485 for boys in 2025, 621 births
Given to boys 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1891 · 17 births
- Debut · boys
- 11 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 11,213since 1880
Hezekiah over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Hezekiah has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | #485 | 621 |
| 2024 | — | #489 | 631 | |
| 2023 | — | #529 | 557 | |
| 2022 | — | #586 | 489 | |
| 2021 | — | #570 | 495 | |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #578 | 479 |
| 2019 | — | #632 | 427 | |
| 2018 | — | #620 | 432 | |
| 2017 | — | #610 | 432 | |
| 2016 | — | #675 | 378 | |
| 2015 | — | #673 | 377 | |
| 2014 | — | #772 | 303 | |
| 2013 | — | #872 | 242 | |
| 2012 | — | #821 | 268 | |
| 2011 | — | #869 | 242 | |
| 2010 | — | #920 | 219 | |
| 2009 | — | #875 | 241 | |
| 2008 | — | #918 | 223 | |
| 2007 | — | #919 | 215 | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #877 | 225 |
| 2005 | — | #1,053 | 157 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,000 | 165 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,055 | 147 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,033 | 148 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,053 | 137 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,107 | 127 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,249 | 99 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,383 | 84 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,580 | 64 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,599 | 61 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,955 | 43 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,041 | 40 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,347 | 32 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,412 | 30 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,469 | 28 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,058 | 20 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,416 | 27 | |
| 1988 | — | #4,162 | 11 | |
| 1987 | — | #3,201 | 15 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,440 | 13 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,805 | 11 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,107 | 14 | |
| 1983 | — | #3,630 | 11 | |
| 1982 | — | #3,282 | 13 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,779 | 16 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,367 | 21 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,236 | 22 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,134 | 22 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,386 | 11 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,826 | 14 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,450 | 17 | |
| 1974 | — | #3,558 | 9 | |
| 1973 | — | #3,694 | 8 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,819 | 24 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,464 | 15 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,891 | 11 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,130 | 16 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,907 | 9 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,470 | 11 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,132 | 14 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,178 | 14 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,902 | 18 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,962 | 17 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,948 | 18 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,210 | 14 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,522 | 27 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,093 | 15 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,673 | 23 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,015 | 16 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,646 | 22 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,227 | 37 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,709 | 20 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,430 | 28 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,242 | 35 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,289 | 31 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,163 | 37 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,231 | 34 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,316 | 31 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,327 | 28 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,139 | 33 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,255 | 28 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,280 | 29 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,358 | 26 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,633 | 18 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,433 | 22 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,359 | 24 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,221 | 29 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,180 | 31 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,326 | 25 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,165 | 32 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,461 | 22 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,361 | 24 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,157 | 34 | |
| 1931 | — | #1,394 | 25 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,259 | 32 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,055 | 42 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,382 | 28 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,178 | 37 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,278 | 32 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,164 | 37 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,071 | 44 | |
| 1923 | — | #961 | 51 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,084 | 42 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,226 | 35 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,004 | 47 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,024 | 44 | |
| 1918 | — | #918 | 52 | |
| 1917 | — | #946 | 46 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,415 | 24 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,141 | 32 | |
| 1914 | — | #819 | 42 | |
| 1913 | — | #914 | 29 | |
| 1912 | — | #816 | 29 | |
| 1911 | — | #824 | 16 | |
| 1910 | — | #822 | 14 | |
| 1909 | — | #893 | 11 | |
| 1908 | — | #877 | 10 | |
| 1907 | — | #591 | 18 | |
| 1906 | — | #752 | 11 | |
| 1905 | — | #699 | 12 | |
| 1904 | — | #647 | 13 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
| 1902 | — | #651 | 12 | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #534 | 20 | |
| 1899 | — | #583 | 12 | |
| 1898 | — | #611 | 13 | |
| 1897 | — | #515 | 15 | |
| 1896 | — | #592 | 13 | |
| 1895 | — | #501 | 16 | |
| 1894 | — | #730 | 9 | |
| 1893 | — | #572 | 12 | |
| 1892 | — | #572 | 13 | |
| 1891 | — | #427 | 17 | |
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | #464 | 16 | |
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | #488 | 13 | |
| 1886 | — | #758 | 7 | |
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | #663 | 9 | |
| 1883 | — | #460 | 15 | |
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | #503 | 12 | |
| 1880 | — | #571 | 11 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Hezekiah was already there! It came in at #571, and was given to 11 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Hezekiah is popular in 1917
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · boys
- Mississippi#297 · 1 in 2,287
- South Carolina#305 · 1 in 2,816
- North Carolina#351 · 1 in 3,305
- Virginia#374 · 1 in 3,944
Best ever in a state: #37 in Hawaii, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #297 | 7 | 1 in 2,287 |
| South Carolina | #305 | 6 | 1 in 2,816 |
| North Carolina | #351 | 8 | 1 in 3,305 |
| Virginia | #374 | 5 | 1 in 3,944 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 4 spots since 2024 (#489 → #485)
- 93 spots since 2020 (#578 → #485)
- 188 spots since 2015 (#673 → #485)
- Biggest jump: 483 spots in 1904 (#1,130 → #647)
- Biggest drop: 479 spots in 1903 (#651 → #1,130)
Rise & fade · boys
11 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1891 at #427 (17 births)
- Births halved by 1901, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 57 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1880–1900
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,730
- Highest: 1 in 2,730 boys born in 2024 were named Hezekiah (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,751 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #427 in 1891, was only 1 in 5,952 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 29.6% of all boys named Hezekiah (3,320) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 108 | #460 (1883) | #601 |
| 1890s | 126 | #427 (1891) | #599 |
| 1900s | 112 | #534 (1900) | #753 |
| 1910s | 328 | #816 (1912) | #964 |
| 1920s | 395 | #961 (1923) | #1,140 |
| 1930s | 278 | #1,157 (1932) | #1,288 |
| 1940s | 286 | #1,139 (1945) | #1,314 |
| 1950s | 254 | #1,227 (1954) | #1,585 |
| 1960s | 143 | #1,902 (1963) | #2,225 |
| 1970s | 153 | #1,819 (1972) | #2,746 |
| 1980s | 152 | #2,367 (1980) | #3,219 |
| 1990s | 501 | #1,249 (1999) | #2,009 |
| 2000s | 1,785 | #875 (2009) | #989 |
| 2010s | 3,320 | #610 (2017) | #746 |
| 2020s | 3,272 | #485 (2025) | #540 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Hezekiah in 1917
boys
#946
46 births · 1 in 20,119 boys
Top boys' names in 1917
More about 1917
boys
925,482 boys got a published name in 1917; 1 in 20,119 of them was named Hezekiah, which outranked 79.4% of the 4,602 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).