Spellings

Ezekiel or Ezequiel?

In the US in 2025, 84% of babies in this name family were spelled Ezekiel and 16% Ezequiel. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Ezekiel already led in 2015, with 85% of the family's births; it has 84% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 3,300 to 6,034 births (+83%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Ezekiel2,8125,091+81%
Ezequiel488943+93%

How they sound

  • Ezekiel /ɪˈzikjəl/ (ee-ZEEK-yul)
  • Ezequiel /ˌɛseˈkjɛl/ (eh-seh-kee-EL)
  • Ézéchiel /ezeˈʃjɛl/ (ay-zay-SHYEL)
  • Ezeckiel /ezɛˈkjɛl/ (eh-zeh-KYEL)

In France

In France in 2025: Ezekiel 120 births (#397 among boys), Ezequiel 30 births, Ézéchiel 80 births (#538 among boys) and Ezeckiel 15 births.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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