Jahzeel

#6,959 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

God will divide

Jahzeel has been given to 253 babies in the U.S. since 1995. In 2025 it ranked #6,959 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2009, with 12 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 81% boys, 19% girls all-time.

Babies named Jahzeel, 2025

1 in 276,000

Jahzeel over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Jahzeel over time

In 2025, Jahzeel went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19902025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Jahzeel: meaning, origin, and history

God will divide

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Jahzeel means

Jahzeel means “God will divide”.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 206 boys were recorded with the name Jahzeel between 1995 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 12 in 2009; its best national rank was #6,010 in 1998.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #6,780 in 2020 to #6,959 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #9,974 in 2015 to #6,959 in 2025.

In the United States, 47 girls were recorded with the name Jahzeel between 1990 and 2013. Its highest annual count was 7 in 2000; its best national rank was #12,303 in 2000.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Jahzeel?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 276,000; 12 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 142,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #6,959; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 191,493 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Jahzeel sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 191,493 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Jahzeel. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Jahzeels were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Jahzeel was born before 2012 — so the typical Jahzeel is around 13 today.

Median birth year: 2012; About 13 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 36.4% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 92.7%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 206; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 36.4% of all recorded uses (75).

Is Jahzeel rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +2,402; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: −179; Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago: +3,015; Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago: 1.71×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 100.0%; Peak was 2009 (12)
Years since peak: 16; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 21.0% average annual change
Best rank ever: #6,010; 1998

Spellings of Jahzeel

Jahzeel is not the most common spelling — Jaziel is, with 37.2% against Jahzeel's 0.83%.

Jaziel37.2%9,262
Jaleel19.7%4,906
Jameel12.2%3,040
Jahaziel6.7%1,669
Jahleel5.4%1,342
Jahziel5.0%1,252
Jaheem5.0%1,234
Jahdiel3.1%767

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Jahzeel by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #6,959
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Down 179
Best rank ever: #6,010; 1998
Peak year: 2009; 12 that year
First recorded: 1995
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 206
Count in 2025: 12

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #12,303; 2000
Peak year: 2000; 7 that year
First recorded: 1990
Last recorded: 2013
All-time count: 47
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Jahzeel

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Jahleel Jahmeel Jahrell Jahbari Jahmeer Jahzier Jahmani Jahvier Jahziah Jahmire Jahkeem Jahlani Jahmier Jahaire Jahmeir Jahcere Jahcari Jahkari Jahsai Jahsier Jahmiel Jahaan Jaheir Jahred

Sibling names for Jahzeel

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Abagail Rhianna Taniya Hayleigh Shaniya Adelle Annabell Yahaira

For a brother

Kale Aaden Brennen Gavyn Keven Nevin Zakary Tyshawn

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