Hezekiah Boy
How popular is Hezekiah?
#485 boy name in 2025
621 baby boys were named Hezekiah in the US in 2025, making it the 485th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
Hezekiah popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #485 for boys (▲ 4 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 621 boys, 5 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+65% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #673 in 2015, #578 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (631 boys) |
| Highest rank | #427 in 1891 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Hezekiah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Hezekiah family of names ranked #472 for boys in 2025 (#471 the year before), with 626 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hezekiah | 621 | 99% |
| Hezekyah | 5 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Hezekiah is most popular
Babies named Hezekiah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 4.3 per 1,000 (67 boys)
- New Mexico: 1.5 per 1,000 (50 boys)
- Alaska: 1.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Oklahoma: 0.7 per 1,000 (63 boys)
- Oregon: 0.6 per 1,000 (49 boys)
Hezekiah by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 108 | #460 |
| 1890s | 126 | #427 |
| 1900s | 112 | #534 |
| 1910s | 328 | #816 |
| 1920s | 395 | #961 |
| 1930s | 278 | #1,157 |
| 1940s | 286 | #1,138 |
| 1950s | 254 | #1,226 |
| 1960s | 143 | #1,901 |
| 1970s | 153 | #1,819 |
| 1980s | 152 | #2,366 |
| 1990s | 501 | #1,246 |
| 2000s | 1,785 | #875 |
| 2010s | 3,320 | #610 |
| 2020s | 3,272 | #485 |
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Questions
- Is Hezekiah a boy or girl name?
- Hezekiah is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Hezekiah were boys.
- How popular is the name Hezekiah?
- 621 baby boys were named Hezekiah in the US in 2025, making it the 485th most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
- When was Hezekiah most popular?
- Hezekiah peaked in 2024, when 631 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #427 in 1891.
- How many people are named Hezekiah?
- 11,228 babies have been named Hezekiah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,588 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Hezekiah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Hezekiah was most common in Hawaii, at 4.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.