Hezekiah

Hebrew

"God gives strength"

Hezekiah Origin and Meaning

The name Hezekiah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God gives strength".

This name of an influential Old Testament king of Judah is one that would challenge even the most adventurous biblical name-seeker, but it does have the modernizing short forms Zeke or Kiah.

Hezekiah Rank in US Top 1000

# 531 in the US

Hezekiah Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1341 on Nameberry

Hezekiah Popularity

• 531 US 2023
• 1341 Nameberry 2024
• 462 Future 2028
• 953 England 2020

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Famous People Named Hezekiah

• Hezekiah King of Judah
• Hezekiah son of Neariah, of the House of David (1 Chr. 3:23)
• Hezekiah son of Chobar, who helped Eleazar, son of Simon, during in the Zealot Temple siege of 68 A.D.
• Hezekiah 9th,century Khazar ruler
• Hezekiah Gaon last Gaon of the Yeshiva of Pumbedita 1038,1040
• Hezekiah Niles American newspaperman
• Chaim Hezekiah Medini rabbi who worked among the Krymchaks
• Hezekiah Linthicum Bateman American stage actor
• Hezekiah Bradley Smith U.S. Congressman from New Jersey
• Hezekiah Ochuka ruler of Kenya for six hours in 1982
• Hezekiah Davis American rapper
• Hezekiah Walker American Gospel singer