Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: rising
HizkiyahuIn Hebrew: חזקיהו · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: חִזְקִיָּהוּRomanization: Ḥizqiyáhu
Hizkiyahu (Hebrew: חזקיהו) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 340 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 8 boys and ranked #726. Its peak year was 2004, with 13 babies.
- People in Israel
- 340
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 8
- rank #726
- Peak year
- 2004
- 13 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Hizkiyahu
In Hebrew letters the name is חזקיהו, read right to left. Hizkiyahu is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "Ḥizqiyáhu" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- Hezekiah (a king of Judah)
- a male given name, Hezekiah
Theophoric, from חזק (ḥazaq, “strength”) + ־י (-i, “my”) + ־יהו (-yáhu, “the Lord”), literally “Yahweh is my strength.”
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Hizkiyahu by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Hizkiyahu
How do you write Hizkiyahu in Hebrew?
Hizkiyahu is written חזקיהו in Hebrew (with vowel points: חִזְקִיָּהוּ). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "Ḥizqiyáhu".
How many people in Israel are named Hizkiyahu?
340 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name חזקיהו: 0 women and 340 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Hizkiyahu a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named חזקיהו are men.
What does the name Hizkiyahu mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "Hezekiah (a king of Judah)" Etymology: Theophoric, from חזק (ḥazaq, “strength”) + ־י (-i, “my”) + ־יהו (-yáhu, “the Lord”), literally “Yahweh is my strength.”
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.