Boys' name · since 1880
Hezekiah
11,213 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.
- #1,127 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #485 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,213
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hezekiah currently ranks #485 among boys' names in America, with 11,213 babies recorded since 1880.
Hezekiah has 11,213 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #485 as of the latest data, more common than 97% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,127 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #485 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 11,213 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hezekiah ranks #1,127 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #485 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 11,213 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,127 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #485 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,213
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Hezekiah's 11,213 recorded births place it above 97.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Hezekiah compares
11,213 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Hezekiah's all-time total is 30x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hezekiah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,213 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 631 | 34 | 22,252 |
Hezekiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hezekiah's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 85% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 15%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1903, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 631, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hezekiah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 631
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Hezekiah popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 2006 (Hezekiah as girls' name)
Hezekiah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,320 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Hezekiah's strongest decade.
3,320 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Hezekiah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 108
1880s
108 births
- 1890s 126
1890s
126 births
- 1900s 112
1900s
112 births
- 1910s 328
1910s
328 births
- 1920s 395
1920s
395 births
- 1930s 278
1930s
278 births
- 1940s 286
1940s
286 births
- 1950s 254
1950s
254 births
- 1960s 143
1960s
143 births
- 1970s 153
1970s
153 births
- 1980s 152
1980s
152 births
- 1990s 501
1990s
501 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,785 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,320 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,272 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,320 births (30% of all-time use).
How Hezekiah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Hezekiah's total volume
Hezekiah by state
Where Hezekiah concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 951 | 8.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 806 | 7.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 569 | 5.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 423 | 3.8% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 385 | 3.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 355 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 339 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 312 | 2.8% |
951 of 11,213 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Hezekiah appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hezekiah's data
- Hezekiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,320 total births) through the 2020s (3,272) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Hezekiahs (951 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Hezekiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hezekiah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.