Name
Ezekiel
Meaning
Ezekiel is a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning “God strengthens”.
Ezekiel means God strengthens in Hebrew, fitting for the exiled prophet whose visions of wheels and dry bones rank among scripture's most vivid. Once confined to Puritan and Jewish use, it has surged in modern America, where the nickname Zeke gives the four-syllable prophet a cowboy ease.
Climbed into the US boys' top 60 by the 2020s.
Popularity in the United States
Boys
Ranked #61 in 2025 · peak #48 in 2022
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /ee-ZEE-kee-el/
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Questions
Ezekiel is a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning “God strengthens”. Ezekiel means God strengthens in Hebrew, fitting for the exiled prophet whose visions of wheels and dry bones rank among scripture's most vivid.
Ezekiel is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Climbed into the US boys' top 60 by the 2020s.
The name Ezekiel comes from Hebrew. Ezekiel means God strengthens in Hebrew, fitting for the exiled prophet whose visions of wheels and dry bones rank among scripture's most vivid. Once confined to Puritan and Jewish use, it has surged in modern America, where the nickname Zeke gives the four-syllable prophet a cowboy ease.
Ezekiel is pronounced ee-ZEE-kee-el.
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