Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ashbel means “fire-lord.”
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Where it comes from
Ashbel is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'esh (אש), “fire,” and the Hebrew verb ba'al (בעל), “to be lord.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2025. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ashbel appears in Genesis 46:21, 1 Chronicles 8:1, Numbers 26:38.
- Genesis 46:21
- 1 Chronicles 8:1
- Numbers 26:38
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Ashbel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #10,816 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,816 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ashbel’s family of names
See also 16
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ashbel
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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