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“Variant of Ezekiel — God strengthens” — Hebrew via Greek origin
Boy's name · #348 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Ezequiel is near its high-water mark: it reached #335 in 2022 and still ranked #348 in 2025. About 21,000 boys have carried it since 1912. Together with its spelling variant Ezekiel (#61), Ezequiel would rank around #45 with about 6,000 births last year — the newborns split about 84/16 between Ezekiel and Ezequiel.
Around the world: #17 in Argentina (2024) · #92 in Puerto Rico (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 316 notable people named Ezequiel:
Sports figures appear 2.06× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ezequiel Garay, Argentine association football player.
Similar names: Hezekiah · Adonis · Esteban · Joaquin · Abdiel · Ismael
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