Given name
Hilkiah
“portion of Yah”
Hilkiah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewחלקיה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Hilkiah means “portion of Yah.”
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Where it comes from
Hilkiah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb halaq (חלק), “to divide or apportion.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2017. 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 Hilkiah appears in 2 Kings 22:4-14, 2 Chronicles 34:9-22, 2 Kings 22:8-12 and 5 other passages.
- 2 Kings 22:4-14
- 2 Chronicles 34:9-22
- 2 Kings 22:8-12
- 1 Chronicles 6:13
- 2 Chronicles 35:8
- 1 Chronicles 6:45
- Nehemiah 11:11
- Nehemiah 12:21
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Hilkiah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 15 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 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 7 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2017.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Hilkiah’s family of names
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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