Bezalel
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning in the shadow of god.
Bezalel by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Bezalel. In the US, 9 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bezalel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean darkness
Like Bezalel, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Adrianfrom Hadria; dark one6,317 in the US (2017)
- Coltondark settlement; coal town5,261 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Coledark, swarthy; charcoal3,458 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Donovandark brown warrior; surname used as given name1,056 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Bezalel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Bezalel
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