Fun Facts About the Name Keziah
- More than 5 thousand babies named Keziah: U.S. records list 5,084 babies given the name Keziah from 1880 through 2025. Even 197 boys received the name Keziah - about 1 boy for every 25 girls.
What Does the Name Keziah Mean?
Keziah is an English form of the Hebrew name Qetzi'ah (קְצִיעָה), whose established meaning is "cassia" - the fragrant, cinnamon-like bark of a tree, used as a spice and in incense and anointing oil. The same Hebrew word appears in the plural, qetzi'ot, in Psalm 45:8, where a royal wedding song describes garments scented with myrrh, aloes, and cassia.
Many reference works connect the word to the Hebrew root qatsa, "to cut off" or "strip off," which would refer to bark peeled from the tree; this derivation is widely repeated but not fully settled. The biblical spelling is usually represented in English as Kezia, while Keziah is the common modern form. It is a separate name from the English name Cassia, which was taken directly from the same Latin and Greek spice word rather than from the Hebrew.
Keziah Name History & Origins
Keziah appears in the Hebrew Bible as the second of the three daughters of Job, named with Jemimah and Keren-happuch in the final chapter of the Book of Job. The Hebrew text gives the name as Qetzi'ah, and English translations have rendered it both Kezia and Keziah. Because she is a minor biblical figure and the name also names a spice, it remained uncommon in most periods and regions.
Keziah found a place among English-speaking Protestants in the 17th century, when Puritan families frequently chose names from the Old Testament for their children. It appears in colonial New England records of the 1600s and 1700s, generally spelled Kezia or Keziah, and it continued in occasional use in Britain and America through the 18th and 19th centuries.
How Popular is the Name Keziah?
Keziah recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #767 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #767 | 354 | 0.0220% |
| 2024 | #865 | 311 | 0.0193% |
| 2023 | #1,052 | 239 | 0.0149% |
| 2022 | #1,116 | 221 | 0.0135% |
| 2021 | #1,105 | 224 | 0.0137% |
| 2020 | #1,167 | 200 | 0.0124% |
| 2019 | #1,280 | 181 | 0.0108% |
| 2018 | #1,286 | 178 | 0.0105% |
| 2017 | #1,384 | 167 | 0.0097% |
| 2016 | #1,366 | 173 | 0.0098% |
| 2015 | #1,419 | 163 | 0.0091% |
| 2014 | #1,451 | 157 | 0.0088% |
| 2013 | #1,519 | 145 | 0.0083% |
| 2012 | #1,617 | 134 | 0.0076% |
| 2011 | #1,583 | 138 | 0.0078% |
| 2010 | #1,554 | 144 | 0.0081% |
| 2009 | #1,701 | 131 | 0.0071% |
| 2008 | #1,518 | 154 | 0.0081% |
| 2007 | #1,583 | 143 | 0.0074% |
| 2006 | #1,817 | 113 | 0.0059% |
| 2005 | #1,636 | 123 | 0.0067% |
| 2004 | #1,786 | 107 | 0.0058% |
| 2003 | #1,725 | 110 | 0.0060% |
| 2002 | #1,660 | 111 | 0.0062% |
| 2001 | #2,164 | 76 | 0.0042% |
| 2000 | #1,911 | 89 | 0.0049% |
| 1999 | #2,088 | 74 | 0.0042% |
| 1998 | #2,636 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 1997 | #2,752 | 45 | 0.0026% |
| 1996 | #2,437 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 1995 | #2,642 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 1994 | #3,064 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1993 | #4,914 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1992 | #4,306 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1991 | #3,772 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1990 | #3,849 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1989 | #4,586 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #5,458 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #7,681 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #5,954 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #5,194 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #11,244 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #5,627 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #4,096 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1981 | #6,089 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #4,223 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1979 | #5,240 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #6,646 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #6,577 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #5,793 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1975 | #7,531 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1974 | #9,413 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #8,875 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,322 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2024 | #5,325 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #5,575 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #7,046 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #6,192 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #7,817 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #13,188 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #5,922 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #8,517 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #11,502 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #13,137 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #11,505 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #13,367 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #10,489 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #13,656 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2007 | #9,369 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #8,738 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #11,906 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #9,970 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #9,359 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #8,322 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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