Given name
Jezebel
“not honored by cohabitation”
Jezebel is a feminine given name. It is used in Portuguese.
Original Hebrewאיזבל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jezebel means “not honored by cohabitation.”
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'wh (אוה), “to desire,” and the Hebrew verb zabal (זבל), “to dwell together in honor.”
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The story
In biblical stories, Jezebel is associated with the queen of Israel punished by God.
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jezebel appears in 1 Kings 16:31, 1 Kings 18:4, 1 Kings 21:23 and 1 other passage.
- 1 Kings 16:31
- 1 Kings 18:4
- 1 Kings 21:23
- Revelation 2:20
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Jezebel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 787
- 0 boys · 787 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,465 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −46%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,465 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 46.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 47 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 618 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.
Jezebel’s family of names
In German usage, Jezebel has a related form in Jezabel. Jezebel has a related form in Jezabel. Jezebel has a related form in Jetzabel.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Jezabelvariant · German
- Jezebelllikely variant
- Jezabellavariant
- Jezebellevariant
- Jetzabelvariant
- Jessabellvariant
- Jezzebellikely variant
- Jezybellvariant
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Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 11
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Aiahshares a root
- Zebulunshares a root
- Evishares a root
- Uelshares a root
- Ophirshares a root
- Zebulshares a root
- Ithamarshares a root
- Spainshares a root
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