Given name
Jezreel
“The Lord provides”
Jezreel is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord provides.”
Original Hebrewיזרעאל
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “The Lord provides.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb zara' (זרע), “to scatter seed,” and the Hebrew word 'el (אל), “God.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. 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 Jezreel appears in 1 Chronicles 4:3, Hosea 1:4, Joshua 15:56 and 14 other passages.
- 1 Chronicles 4:3
- Hosea 1:4
- Joshua 15:56
- Joshua 17:16
- 1 Samuel 25:43
- 2 Samuel 3:2
- Judges 6:33
- 1 Samuel 28:4
- 1 Samuel 29:1
- 2 Samuel 2:9
- 1 Kings 4:12
- 1 Kings 18:46
- 1 Kings 21:1
- 2 Kings 8:29
- 2 Kings 10:7
- 2 Kings 10:11
- Hosea 1:11
From biblical name research
Jezreel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 890
- 681 boys · 209 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,711 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,711 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 10.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 30 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 784 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.
Jezreel’s family of names
Jezreel has a related form in Jesreal. Jezreel has a related form in Jesreale. Jezreel has a related form in Jesreel.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Jezzreellikely variant
- Jezrreellikely variant
- Jesrealevariant
- Jesrealvariant
- Jezrealevariant
- Jezrealvariant
- Jesreelevariant
- Jezreelevariant
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See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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