Given name
Ezequiel
“God strengthens”·“strengthened by God”
Ezequiel 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
Ezequiel 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
Ezequiel 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 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Ezequiel 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
Ezequiel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20,811
- 20,811 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,023 babies
- 2025
- 943
- #348 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +36%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 943 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 348 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 35.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (246). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 18,752 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.
Ezequiel’s family of names
Ezequiel has a related form in Ezekiel. In Portuguese usage, Ezequiel has a conventional equivalent in the English form Ezekiel. In Spanish usage, Ezequiel has a conventional equivalent in the German form Ezechiel.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ezequiel has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ezequiel
- Ezequiel GarayArgentine association football playerborn 1986
- Ezequiel LavezziArgentine association football player (born 1985)
- Ezequiel PonceArgentine association football playerborn 1997
- Ezequiel Schelottoassociation football playerborn 1989
- Esequiel BarcoArgentinian association football playerborn 1999
- Ezequiel HamSyrian association football player (born 1994)
- Chimy ÁvilaArgentinian association football playerborn 1994
- Ezequiel Mosqueraroad bicycle racerborn 1975
- Ezequiel CalventeSpanish footballerborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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