How to say it
hez · e · KI · ah
/ˌhɛz.əˈkaɪ.ə/
Masculine
Hezekiah
Yahweh strengthens
What it means
Hebrew, 'Yahweh strengthens'; a righteous king of Judah in the Bible.
Hezekiah joins the Hebrew for 'strength' to yah, a short form of God's name, giving 'Yahweh strengthens.' He was one of Judah's most faithful kings in the Bible, remembered for sweeping reforms. The name has the same rolling -iah music as Isaiah and Nehemiah, and it is rising with the bold Old Testament revival. Zeke is the short. Said hez-uh-KY-uh.
Popularity over time
peaked at #435 in 1891, currently #485 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Nickname
Zeke.
- Worth knowing
A righteous king of Judah in the Hebrew Bible.
Spelling variants
- Ezekias
- Hezekías
- Hezekaiah
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