Boys' name · since 1916

Hezikiah

99 babies named Hezikiah in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#17,459 of 45,481
all-time among boys
99
born since 1916
2010s
peak decade

Hezikiah sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 99 recorded since 1916.

Hezikiah has 99 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1916 to 2024.

  • #17,459 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 99 born since 1916
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hezikiah ranks #17,459 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 99 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.

#17,459 of 45,481
all-time among boys
99
born since 1916
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Hezikiah's 99 recorded births place it above 61.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Hezikiah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Hezikiah's full recorded timeline at 2005, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Hezikiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (1916)
10
Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
4681012 191619181923194720052011201820212024 6

Hezikiah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (27 births, 27% of the file).

2010s was Hezikiah's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Hezikiah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 27 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hezikiah? ▼
Hezikiah has been given to 99 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #17,459 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2024. 10 babies were born in 1916, its single highest year.
Where does Hezikiah sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hezikiah ranks #17,459 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Hezikiah most popular? ▼
Hezikiah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Hezikiah been used? ▼
Records for Hezikiah go back to 1916, giving 109 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Hezikiah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hezekiah, Hezzie, Hezakiah, Hezekiyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Hezikiah's data

  • Hezikiah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Hezikiah

Nearby Names Like Hezikiah

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Hezikiah

Hezekiah Boy
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Hezzie Boy
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Hezakiah Boy
#8625 128 births
Hezekiyah Boy
#8812 68 births
Heziah Boy
#8209 45 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Hezikiah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1916–2024 (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 Hezikiah 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.