Jezebel

A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning baal exalts; chaste or unexalted.

Babies a year
27
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Jezebel by the numbers

Jezebel was given to 27 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 47 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jezebel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Jezabelunexalted; a form of Jezebel17 in the US (2017)
  • Jezabellbaal does not exalt; variant of Jezebel7 in the US (2017)
  • Jezebellebaal does not exalt; variant of Jezebel7 in the US (2017)
  • Jetzabeloath of baal; spelling variant of Jezebel5 in the US (2017)
  • Jazbel13 in the US (2017)
  • Jezel5 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Jezebel

Names that are said the same way as Jezebel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

Other names that mean purity

Like Jezebel, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Lillianlily; purity6,139 in the US (2017)
  • Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Katherinepure2,833 in the US (2017)
  • Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
  • Lilianalily; purity2,747 in the US (2017)
  • Catherinepure; clear1,573 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Jezebel

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