Given name
Hezron
“enclosure”·“cluster”·“village”
Hezron is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewחצרון
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Hezron means “enclosure,” “cluster” or “village.”
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Where it comes from
Hezron is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb hasar (חצר), “to begin to cluster.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Hezron appears in Joshua 15:3, Joshua 15:25, Genesis 46:9 and 5 other passages.
- Joshua 15:3
- Joshua 15:25
- Genesis 46:9
- 1 Chronicles 5:3
- Numbers 26:6
- Numbers 26:21
- Ruth 4:18-22
- 1 Chronicles 2:18
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Hezron through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 39
- 39 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 170 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.
Hezron’s family of names
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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