Given name & surname
Keziah
“of the spice tree”
Keziah is a variant of Kezia. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the spice tree.”
Original Hebrewקציעה
Meaning & origin
What it means
Keziah is a variant of Kezia. One Hebrew interpretation is “of the spice tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Keziah is a variant of Kezia. An origin associated with Kezia is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1972. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Keziah is a variant of Kezia. The history of Kezia gives this family its wider story. Kezia appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Keziah appears in Job 42:14.
From biblical name research
Keziah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,086
- 197 boys · 4,889 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 378 babies
- 2025
- 378
- #767 for girls · #4,322 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +52%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 354 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 767 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 50.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 24 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (38). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,278 as a first name in 2020; 592 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.
Keziah’s family of names
Keziah has a related form in Kezia. In English usage, Keziah as a surname has a related form in KIZZIAH. In English usage, Keziah has a related form in KIZZIAH.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Keziah
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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