Jaaziel
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "God sustains" or "nurtured by God".
Name Census estimates that about 516 living Americans carry the first name Jaaziel. It is a predominantly male name (98.1% of registrations). The average person named Jaaziel today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jaaziel births was 2022 (41 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jaaziel. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
516
~ 1 in 664,253 Americans
Peak year
2022
41 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,936
Tracked since 1996
Census
Jaaziel in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 404 people with the first name Jaaziel, which placed it at #24,004 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,004
National first-name rank
People counted
404
404 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
78.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jaaziel
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaaziel is Hispanic at 78.5%. The next largest groups are Black (11.9%) and Two or More Races (3.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jaaziel described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jaaziel at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino78.5% · 317
- Black or African American11.9% · 48
- Two or more races3.7% · 15
- White2.7% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 10
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Jaaziel
Jaaziel leans heavily male at 98.1% of total registrations, but 10 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jaaziel as a male name
- Ranked #4,936 in 2024
- 20 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2022 (41 births)
Jaaziel as a female name
- Ranked #16,633 in 2018
- 5 female births in 2018
- Peak: 2003 (5 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jaaziel leans strongly male. 347 people counted with this name were male (86.5%), compared with 54 female bearers (13.5%).
Popularity
Jaaziel: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jaaziel from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 236 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Jaaziel remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jaaziel by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jaaziel during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jaaziels live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Texas, California, Florida recorded the most babies named Jaaziel, while New York, Florida, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 21 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jaaziel
The name Jaaziel is of Hebrew origin, deriving from the phrase "Ya'aziel," which translates to "God strengthens" or "strengthened by God." This name can be traced back to ancient Israelite culture and is found in the Old Testament of the Bible.
The earliest known reference to the name Jaaziel appears in the Book of 1 Chronicles 15:18-20, where it is mentioned as the name of a Levite musician during the reign of King David in the 10th century BCE. The name is also mentioned in the Book of Ezra 8:16, where it refers to one of the leading men sent by Ezra to bring Levites to Jerusalem during the post-Exilic period in the 5th century BCE.
One of the earliest recorded individuals bearing the name Jaaziel was Jaaziel ben Abijah, a Levite musician who lived during the reign of King David in the 10th century BCE. He was among the musicians appointed to play the lyre and harp during the transportation of the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem.
Another notable figure named Jaaziel was the son of Hebron, a Levite leader who assisted Ezra in bringing Levites to Jerusalem during the post-Exilic period in the 5th century BCE, as mentioned in the Book of Ezra.
In the Middle Ages, a Jewish scholar and commentator known as Jaaziel ben Joseph Tilimsani lived in the 12th century CE. He was a prominent figure in the Jewish community of Tlemcen, Algeria, and is known for his work on Hebrew grammar and biblical exegesis.
During the Renaissance period, a Jewish philosopher and cabalist named Jaaziel ben Joseph Halevi lived in the 16th century CE in Safed, Palestine. He was a notable figure in the development of Jewish mysticism and contributed to the study of the Kabbalah.
In more recent history, Jaaziel Zamora was a Mexican artist and painter who lived from 1905 to 1990. He was known for his murals and works depicting Mexican culture and indigenous themes.
People
Jaaziel + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaaziel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jaaziel: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaaziel?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 516 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jaaziel going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 664,253 US residents.
Is Jaaziel a common name?
We classify Jaaziel as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 521 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jaaziel most popular?
The single biggest year for Jaaziel was 2022, when 41 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jaaziel is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jaaziel in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 404 people with the name Jaaziel, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,004 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jaaziel in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jaaziel?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jaaziel leans strongly male. 347 people counted with this name were male (86.5%), compared with 54 female bearers (13.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jaaziel?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jaaziel is Hispanic at 78.5%. The next largest groups are Black (11.9%) and Two or More Races (3.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jaaziel most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Jaaziel in the 2020 Census, accounting for 78.5% (317 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jaaziel in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jaaziel a male name?
Yes, 98.1% of people registered as Jaaziel in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jaaziel still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jaaziel in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jaaziel can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Jaaziel?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.