Given name
Esequiel
“God strengthens”·“strengthened by God”
Esequiel is a variant of Ezekiel. Interpretations include “God strengthens” (Hebrew) and “strengthened by God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Esequiel is a variant of Ezekiel. Interpretations include “God strengthens” (Hebrew) and “strengthened by God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Esequiel is a variant of Ezekiel. An origin associated with Ezekiel is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1881. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Esequiel is a variant of Ezekiel. The history of Ezekiel gives this family its wider story. Ezekiel has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Esequiel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,944
- 2,944 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 59 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,227 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,227 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 59 in 1974. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,382 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Esequiel’s family of names
Esequiel has a related form in Ezekiel.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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Jerem
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Apostolos
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Danal
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