Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: steady
YechezkelIn Hebrew: יחזקאל · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: יְחֶזְקֵאלRomanization: Y'khezkél
Yechezkel (Hebrew: יחזקאל) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 7,301 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 114 boys and ranked #159. Its peak year was 1953, with 181 babies.
- People in Israel
- 7,301
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 114
- rank #159
- Peak year
- 1953
- 181 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Yechezkel
In Hebrew letters the name is יחזקאל, read right to left. Yechezkel 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 "Y'khezkél" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Yechezkel and Yehezkel, equivalent to English Ezekiel ("whom God will strengthen")
- Ezekiel (a book of the Old Testament of the Bible)
- Ezekiel (a prophet mentioned in the Bible)
"God is strong," from חזק (“to be strong”) + אל.
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Yechezkel 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
Questions about Yechezkel
How do you write Yechezkel in Hebrew?
Yechezkel is written יחזקאל in Hebrew (with vowel points: יְחֶזְקֵאל). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "Y'khezkél".
How many people in Israel are named Yechezkel?
7,301 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name יחזקאל: 0 women and 7,301 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 Yechezkel a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named יחזקאל are men.
What does the name Yechezkel mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Yechezkel and Yehezkel, equivalent to English Ezekiel ("whom God will strengthen")" Etymology: "God is strong," from חזק (“to be strong”) + אל.
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.