Given name
Jeziah
“Yah sprinkles”
Jeziah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewיזיה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jeziah means “Yah sprinkles.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
Jeziah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb naza (נזה), “to sprinkle.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. 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 Jeziah appears in Ezra 10:25.
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Jeziah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 709
- 667 boys · 42 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 54 babies
- 2025
- 35
- #3,343 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +37%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 35 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,343 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 43.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 388 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.
Jeziah’s family of names
Jeziah may belong to the same name family as JEZZIAH. This is a tentative spelling connection.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Jeziah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“Yah strengthens”
92% boys · 8% girls
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“God strengthens”
98% boys · 2% girls
Amaziah
“Yah is strong” · “strength of Yah”
90% boys · 10% girls
Eliab
“(my) God is father”
>99% boys
Jahdiel
“God makes glad” · “God gives joy”
>99% boys
Tekoa
“trumpet” · “sudden thrust”
>99% boys
Jehovah
“my lord”
>99% boys
Jathniel
“God hires” · “perenniality of God”
>99% boys