Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jezer means “form” or “shape.”
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Where it comes from
Jezer is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun yeser (יצר), “form or shape.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. 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 Jezer appears in Numbers 26:49.
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Jezer through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 16
- 16 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 2006.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jezer’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.
Similar names
If you love Jezer, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Eker
“offshoot”
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“known of God”
>99% boys
Abiezer
“my father is help” · “father of help”
>99% boys
Jeremai
“high” · “he will be exalted of the Lord”
>99% boys
Enan
“having eyes” · “having fountains”
>99% boys
Jarib
“he contends”
>99% boys
Ophir
“coast of riches” · “gathering Mark of wealth”
>99% boys
Johanan
“Yah is gracious”
>99% boys