Given name & surname
Hezekiah
“God is my strength”
Hezekiah is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my strength.”
Original Hebrewחזקיהו
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my strength.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
In English usage, Hezekiah developed from חזקיהו.
The story
The name has a historical association with Nonconformist Christian naming traditions.
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Hezekiah appears in Zephaniah 1:1, 2 Kings 16:20, 2 Kings 18:2 and 6 other passages.
- Zephaniah 1:1
- 2 Kings 16:20
- 2 Kings 18:2
- 2 Chronicles 32:31
- 2 Kings 20:17
- Matthew 7:6
- 2 Kings 20:18
- Matthew 1:9
- Matthew 1:10
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Hezekiah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11,228
- 11,213 boys · 15 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 631 babies
- 2025
- 626
- #485 for boys · #15,773 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 621 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 485 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (79). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,084 as a first name in 2020; 149 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hezekiah’s family of names
In English usage, Hezekiah developed from the Hebrew form חזקיהו. In English usage, Hezekiah has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form EZECHIA. In English usage, Hezekiah has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Ezechiasz.
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Around the world
Hezekiah has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
Hebrewwhere Hezekiah comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Hezekyahvariant
- Hezekivariant
- Hezzekiahlikely variant
- Hezekeyvariant
- Hezekyvariant
- Hezekeevariant
- Hezekeavariant
- Hezekievariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Hezekiah
- Hezekiah ButterworthAmerican writer (1839–1905)
- H. L. BatemanAmerican actor and theatre manager (1812-1875)
- Hezekiah S. BundyAmerican politician (1817–1895)
- Hezekiah AugurAmerican artist (1791-1858)
- Hezekiah L. HosmerAmerican politician (1765-1814)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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