Hezekiah is a distinctive choice, ranked #1076 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Hezekiah in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1076
US Rank #490
About the Name Hezekiah
Hezekiah has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 132 places in five years. It was most popular in 2023 at #874 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2000.
Hezekiah is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #490, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Hezekiah
Unlikely. With around 27 UK babies named Hezekiah per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Hezekiah in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Hezekiah has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 132 places in the last five years. Its peak was #874 in 2023. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Hezekiah is more popular in the US (#490) than in the UK (#1076). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Hezekiah appears in the US top 500 at #490 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
27
UK babies named Hezekiah (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 132 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Hezekiah
Likely around 1 other Hezekiah in the class
UK Popularity (2000–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Hezekiah
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Hezekiah Oyugi was head of internal security for the Republic of Kenya in 1990 when Foreign Minister Robert Ouko was murdered. Both he and energy minister Nicholas Biwott were named as "principal suspects" in the crime, by a British investigator during a commission of inquiry.
Hezekiah Haynes supported the parliamentary cause during the English Civil War rising to the rank of major. During the Interregnum, under the patronage of his war time commander General Charles Fleetwood, he held a number of administrative posts under the early Commonwealth and Protectorate.
Hezekiah was a ruler of the Khazars, probably in the mid ninth century CE. According to the two surviving versions of King Joseph's Reply, he was the son of Obadiah, the descendant of Bulan who brought rabbinical scholars to and built yeshivot in Khazaria, but Obadiah's name was not attested in the possibly more authentic version of the Khazar king list quoted by Judah ben Barzillai in Sefer ha-Ittim, whereas Hezekiah's name was included in all three documents.
Hezekiah Rabala Ochuka was a Senior Private in the Kenya Air Force who claimed to have ruled Kenya for about six hours after attempting a coup against president Daniel arap Moi. Ochuka was the centre of the 1982 attempted coup, which then-president Daniel arap Moi defeated in less than a day.