BoyHebrew origin4 syllables
Zedekiah
Meaning: “God is righteous”
About the name Zedekiah
Zedekiah is a boy name with Hebrew roots, meaning “God is righteous”.
It has a unique feel. In 2025, Zedekiah ranked #5043 for boys in the US, with 20 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 2019. Since 2000, 100% of US babies named Zedekiah were boys.
Etymology
From Hebrew, meaning “God is righteous”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Zedekiah”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #5043
- In 2015
- #3683
- Babies in 2025
- 20
Popularity of Zedekiah, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
Nicknames for Zedekiah
Names similar to Zedekiah
- Zebadiah“gift of God, God has bestowed”
- Zebediah“gift of God, God has bestowed”
- Jedediah“beloved of Yahweh”
- Obadiah“servant of Yahweh”
- Zacharias“Yahweh has remembered”
- Zakariya“Yahweh has remembered”
- Zecharia“the Lord has remembered”
- Bartholomew“son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”
- Ebenezer“stone of help”
- Elkanah“God has created”
Name meanings marked or linked “Wiktionary” are adapted from Wiktionary by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; each name page links its source entry.