How Many People Are Named Hezekiah?
people named Hezekiah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 35,785 people in the US has this name
Based on 11,228 babies named Hezekiah in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
631 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name ΧΦ΄ΧΦ°Χ§Φ΄ΧΦΈΧΧΦΌ (Chizqiyahu), which means "YAHWEH strengthens". This name was borne by a powerful king of Judah who reigned in the 8th and 7th centuries BC. Also in the Old Testament, this was the name of an ancestor of the prophet Zephaniah.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Hezekiah (99.8%) were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Hezekiah alive today is about 14 years old, and 90% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 18 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Hezekiah first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2024, to 631 babies. In 2025, 626 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Hezekiah has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #435, in 1891. In 2025 it ranked #485.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #485 |
| Best rank | #435 (1891) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #720 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Hezekiah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hezekiah were born in California than in any other state: about 942 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Hezekiah was given 9.1 times as often in Hawaii, 3.6 times in South Carolina and 2.4 times in New Mexico.
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