Ezechiel

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Ezechiel N'Douassel

Chadian footballer

Choose Ezechiel and your child shares a first name with Ezechiel N'Douassel, a Chadian footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Ezechiel, like who?” Ezechiel N'Douassel's Wikipedia article is available in 21 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 212,766 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Ezechiel, 8 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Ezechiel would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryEzechiel first shows up in US birth records in 1984, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 41 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1984, when it reached #6,315.
• 🚀TrendEzechiel has climbed 3,112 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #8,910. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningEzechiel is a French form of Ezekiel, which means “God strengthens”. Our records link it to French and Hebrew roots.

About the name Ezechiel

Ezechiel is a boy name of French and Hebrew origin meaning “God strengthens”. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-iel”. US birth records list Ezechiel for boys from 1984 to 2025, in 25 of those 42 years. Its best year was 1984, when it ranked #6,315 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #8,910, with 8 babies.

Origin:French namesHebrew names