Jezebel
About Jezebel
Jezebel, the wife of King Ahab in the Hebrew Book of Kings, has long had a bad girl reputation. But in the modern secular world, this is somewhat mitigated by the feminist perspective of her as a strong woman, the power behind the throne. Previously avoided as a baby name, Jezebel is now, along with the also previously avoided Delilah and Desiree, coming into use, helped by its relation to other 'bel' name such as Isabel and Bella.
The popular feminist celebrity blog Jezebel upped the name's cool factor. Jezebel is the title of one of Bette Davis's best known early films.
Pronounced JEZ-uh-bel.
As of October 2026, Jezebel ranked #10465 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3503 in 2007.
Editor's take: The name Jezebel is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "not exalted".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,986 | 27 | 15.6 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Jezebel on lists
Famous Jezebels
- Jezebel
Biblical queen
- Jade Sheena Jezebel Jagger (born 1971)
English jewelry designer; daughter of singer Mick Jagger
Jezebel in pop culture
- Jezebel
character in the Kingdom Keepers series by Ridley Pearson
- "Jezebel
" song by American band Iron & Wine
- Jezebel "Jez" Redfern
character in the Night World series by L. J. Smith
- Jezebel.com
feminist blog owned by Gawker Media
- "Jezebel
" 1938 movie
- Jezebel Jet
character in "Batman" comics
- Jezebelle
DC comics superhero
- "The Return of Jezebel James
" TV sitcom
- Jezebel Tripp
character on British TV series "Midsomer Murders"