Given name

Jezabel

Jezabel is a feminine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Portuguese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Jezabel is a variant of Jezebel. An origin associated with Jezebel is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Jezabel is a variant of Jezebel. The history of Jezebel gives this family its wider story. In biblical stories, Jezebel is associated with the queen of Israel punished by God.

Combines direct and name-family evidence

Jezabel through the years

Babies since 1880
644
0 boys · 644 girls
Most popular year
2014
33 babies
2025
5
#15,953 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−14%
Easing
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Jezabel in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1979–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,953 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 13.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 586 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.

Jezabel’s family of names

Jezabel has a related form in Jezebel. In German usage, Jezabel has a related form in Jezebel. In German usage, Jezabel has a related form in ISEBEL.

Walk Jezabel’s family in the name graph

JezabelJesabelJézabelJezebelJezabellIsebelJezzabel

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

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Jehieli

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>99% girls

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Sibling ideas

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