God will strengthen
Esequiel is a Spanish variant of the Hebrew name Ezekiel. It stems from the elements 'el' meaning God and 'chazaq' meaning to strengthen, referring to the biblical prophet who predicted the restoration of Israel.
Less common today
Esequiel isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,577 in 1992.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).
Argentine professional soccer player
American high school student involved in a notable 1997 border incident