The first name Kezia
A girl’s name from Hebrew meaning “cassia tree”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Hebrew origin
Kezia means “cassia tree” in Hebrew.
From Hebrew קְצִיעָה (“cassia tree”). Compare cassia.
More names that mean forest.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 13 girls were named Kezia, making it the 2,138th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1998, with 63 births (#462).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kezia with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kezia at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 60 girls born in the United States were named Kezia, the 2,840th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2007, when 76 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Famous people named Kezia
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kezia DugdaleFormer Scottish politician (born 1981)
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Questions
- What does the name Kezia mean?
- Kezia means “cassia tree” in Hebrew.
- What is the origin of the name Kezia?
- From Hebrew קְצִיעָה (“cassia tree”). Compare cassia.
- How popular is the name Kezia?
- In 2025, 13 girls born in England and Wales were named Kezia, ranking 2,138th. Its peak was 1998, with 63 births.
- Is Kezia a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,424 US babies named Kezia since 1880 were girls.
- When was Kezia most popular?
- 2007 in the United States, when 76 babies were named Kezia, its highest rank at 2,470th.
- What are other spellings of Kezia?
- Keziah and Keisha.