Jezabel
Jezebel was the daughter of Ithobaal I of Tyre and the wife of Ahab, King of Israel, according to the Book of Kings of the Hebrew Bible.
Meaning & Origin of Jezabel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jezebel was the daughter of Ithobaal I of Tyre and the wife of Ahab, King of Israel, according to the Book of Kings of the Hebrew Bible.
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The Story of Jezabel
Jezabel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1979, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 33 Jezabels were born — ranking #4,350 that year. As of 2026, Jezabel ranks #6,584 for baby girls with 17 births, holding steady (+5%). In total, more than 672 Jezabels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jezabel
Jezabel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 672 births in the dataset. Jezabel's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #4,350. Use the chart and map above to compare Jezabel'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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