US rank #490 Boys' name Peak 2024 10,583 births

Hezekiah — #490 US boys' name

10,583 babies named Hezekiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1081890s1261900s1121910s3281920s3951930s2781940s2861950s2541960s1431970s1531980s1521990s5012000s17852010s33182020s2644
#490
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 97% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Hezekiah was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

626 babies were named Hezekiah in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hezekiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 10,583 babies named Hezekiah between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hezekiah currently holds the #490 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 626 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hezekiah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,318 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Hezekiah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 877 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Hezekiah in 43 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hezekiah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10,583 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Hezekiah at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

10,583

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

626 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#490

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hezekiah popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
626
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420061988197019521934191618971880 11

Hezekiah popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 2006 (Hezekiah as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20202006 5

Hezekiah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
3,318 births that decade — 31% of Hezekiah's all-time total
1880s1081890s1261900s1121910s3281920s3951930s2781940s2861950s2541960s1431970s1531980s1521990s5012000s17852010s33182020s2644

Hezekiah by state

Where Hezekiah concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Hezekiah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
877 8.3%
#2 Texas
727 6.9%
#3 Florida
529 5.0%
#4 North Carolina
398 3.8%
#5 South Carolina
376 3.6%
#6 New York
338 3.2%
#7 Ohio
312 2.9%
#8 Georgia
287 2.7%
California share of Hezekiah's total US births 8.3%
Even split

877 of 10,583 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Hezekiah appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hezekiah?
10,583 babies have been named Hezekiah since 1880. It currently ranks #490 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 626 births.
When was Hezekiah most popular?
Hezekiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,318 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Hezekiah most popular?
The top states for the name Hezekiah are California (877 births), Texas (727 births), Florida (529 births).
How long has the name Hezekiah been used?
Hezekiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hezekiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hezzie, Hezakiah, Hezikiah, Hezekiyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.