Meaning of the nameKezia
- Female
- Hebrew origin
- Ke-zi-a
- Biblical name
Kezia is a female name of Hebrew origin, from the name of the cassia tree and spice, and appears in the Bible as one of Job's daughters.
- People (2022)
- 13,270
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,395
- Median age
- 22 years
- 2010 Census
- 9,401
- people
Kezia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Kezia, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (4,150 people).
13,206 women 64 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Kezia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Kezia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.018%
- Amazonas 0.018%
- Pará 0.012%
- Rondônia 0.012%
- Tocantins 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,007 | 0.005% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,454 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,263 | 0.008% |
| Bahia | 1,072 | 0.008% |
| Pará | 963 | 0.012% |
| Amazonas | 702 | 0.018% |
| Espírito Santo | 700 | 0.018% |
| Pernambuco | 561 | 0.006% |
| Goiás | 550 | 0.008% |
| Paraná | 477 | 0.004% |
| Maranhão | 422 | 0.006% |
| Ceará | 366 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 325 | 0.009% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 287 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 283 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 271 | 0.007% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 248 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 216 | 0.008% |
| Rondônia | 183 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 176 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 158 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 153 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 150 | 0.010% |
| Sergipe | 99 | 0.005% |
| Acre | 64 | 0.008% |
| Amapá | 60 | 0.008% |
| Roraima | 60 | 0.009% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Kezia
Wiktionary derives Kezia from Hebrew קְצִיעָה, 'cassia tree', and records her as the second of Job's three daughters. Behind the Name gives the Hebrew form Qetsiʿa with the sense of 'cassia, cinnamon', the name of the spice tree, and treats Kezia as a variant of Keziah, the biblical form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 13,270 people named Kezia, with a median age of 22. Most were born in the 1990s and 2000s; the name is almost always female and, proportionally, most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Kezia · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Keziah · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Kezia · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Kezia
What does the name Kezia mean?
Kezia means “cassia, cinnamon”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Kezia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 13,270 people with the first name Kezia, which ranks it number 1,395 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Kezia a boy's or a girl's name?
Kezia is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 13,206 women and 64 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Kezia?
Kezia is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Kezia most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.018% of the state's population is named Kezia (700 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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