Given name
Jahleel
“wait for God”·“hope of God”
Jahleel is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewיחלאל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jahleel means “wait for God” or “hope of God.”
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Where it comes from
Jahleel is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb yahal (יחל), “to wait or hope,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. 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 Jahleel appears in Genesis 46:14, Numbers 26:26.
- Genesis 46:14
- Numbers 26:26
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Jahleel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,342
- 1,342 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #3,985 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,985 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 61 in 2010. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 911 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jahleel’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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