Jazel
Jamel is a village in the municipality of Gägelow, in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern of northern Germany.
Meaning & Origin of Jazel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jamel is a village in the municipality of Gägelow, in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern of northern Germany.
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Origin & history
The Story of Jazel
Jazel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1986, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 50 Jazels were born — ranking #3,298 that year. As of 2026, Jazel ranks #9,936 for baby girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-60%). In total, more than 676 Jazels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jazel
Jazel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 676 births in the dataset. Jazel's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #3,298. Use the chart and map above to compare Jazel's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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