Girls' name · since 1979

Jezabel

Jezabel has 644 recorded births since 1979 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#6037
among girls today
644
born since 1979
2010s
peak decade
66%
more common than other girls

Jezabel currently ranks #6037 among girls' names in America, with 644 babies recorded since 1979.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jezabel has been recorded 644 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #6037 nationally and more common than 66% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.

  • #6037 among girls today
  • 644 born since 1979
  • 2010s peak decade
  • 66% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Jezabel is currently the #6037 girls' name in America, more common than 66% of girls - 644 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.

#6037
among girls today
644
born since 1979
2010s
peak decade
66%
more common than other girls

Jezabel vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%65.9%
Jezabel vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#6037
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Jezabel was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

33 babies were named Jezabel in 2014 - its busiest year on record.

How Jezabel compares

644 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,726 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jezabel's all-time total is 69% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jezabel Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 644 382 567,345
Peak-year births 33 48 19,840

Jezabel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jezabel's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2014 peak of 33, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jezabel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

644

Since 1979

47 years of records

Peak year

2014

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,037

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1979

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2025

Jezabel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
33
Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
010203040 197919871994200020062012201820242025 5

Jezabel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

2010s was Jezabel's strongest decade.

223 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Jezabel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 223 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

How Jezabel compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jezabel's total volume

Jezabel vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jezabel vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 020406080100120 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year Jezabel
Jezabel vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jezabel by state

Where Jezabel concentrates geographically, total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Jezabel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
124 19.3%
#2 Texas
73 11.3%
#3 Florida
5 0.8%
California share of Jezabel's total US births 19.3%
Even split

124 of 644 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jezabel?
644 babies have been named Jezabel since 1979. It currently ranks #6037 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 33 births.
When was Jezabel most popular?
Jezabel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 223 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Jezabel most popular?
The top states for the name Jezabel are California (124 births), Texas (73 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Jezabel been used?
The SSA has tracked Jezabel since 1979 -- 47 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jezabel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jezebel, Jezelle, Jezreel, Jezlyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jezabel's data

  • Jezabel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (223 total births) through the 2020s (91) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Jezabels (124 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jezabel: #6037 Girls' Name - 644 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jezabel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jezabel draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.