Given name & surname
Jehiel
“El lives”
Jehiel is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewיחיאל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jehiel means “El lives.”
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Where it comes from
Jehiel is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb haya (חיה), “to live,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jehiel appears in 1 Chronicles 15:18, 1 Chronicles 23:8, 1 Chronicles 26:22 and 4 other passages.
- 1 Chronicles 15:18
- 1 Chronicles 23:8
- 1 Chronicles 26:22
- Ezra 8:9
- Ezra 10:2
- Ezra 10:26
- Ezra 10:21
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Jehiel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 203
- 203 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,625 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +31%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,625 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 226 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.
Jehiel’s family of names
In German usage, Jehiel has a related form in JECHIEL.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
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Jeziah
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Asriel
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