Recorded 1983–2017 Girls' name Peak 2009 168 births

Jezel — girls' name

168 babies named Jezel in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s222000s972010s44

The verdict

168 girls have been named Jezel since 1983, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

168
total births
1983–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
58%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Jezel was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

18 babies were named Jezel in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jezel

The Social Security Administration has registered 168 babies named Jezel between 1983 and 2017, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jezel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jezel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jezel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jezel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jezel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 168 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jezel at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

168

Since 1983

35 years of records

Peak year

2009

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1983

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2017

Jezel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1983

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2009)
18
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 20172014201020072004200119971983 5

Jezel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
97 births that decade — 58% of Jezel's all-time total
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Jezel by state

Where Jezel concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jezel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 6.0%
California share of Jezel's total US births 6.0%

10 of 168 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jezel?
168 babies have been named Jezel since 1983. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2009 with 18 births.
When was Jezel most popular?
Jezel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Jezel most popular?
The top states for the name Jezel are California (10 births).
How long has the name Jezel been used?
Jezel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 35 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Jezel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jezebel, Jezabel, Jezelle, Jezreel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.