Given name
Yechezkel
“strengthened by God”·“God strengthens”
Yechezkel is a form of Ezekiel. Interpretations include “God strengthens” (Hebrew) and “strengthened by God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Hebrew use, Yechezkel carries the interpretation “strengthened by God.” Yechezkel is a form of Ezekiel. Interpretations include “God strengthens” (Hebrew) and “strengthened by God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
Yechezkel is used as a form of Ezekiel.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Yechezkel is a form of Ezekiel. The history of Ezekiel gives this family its wider story. Ezekiel has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Yechezkel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 876
- 876 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #4,045 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,045 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New Jersey had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 629 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.
Yechezkel’s family of names
Yechezkel is a form of Ezekiel. Yechezkel has a related form in Yechezekiel. Yechezkel has a related form in Yechezkiel.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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