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Jaziel

/dʒɑˈziˌɛl/

Strength of God

Hebrew

How to say it

ja · ZI · el

/dʒɑˈziˌɛl/

What it means

Hebrew Yaḥaziel, 'God sees, God watches over' (one reading) or 'strength of God' (alternate). A minor figure in the Hebrew Bible (2 Chronicles). Part of the broader -iel cluster (Ariel, Adriel, Aziel, Gabriel).

Jaziel comes from the Hebrew Yaḥaziel (sometimes rendered Yahaziel or Jahaziel), often glossed as 'God sees' or 'God watches over' (from chazah, 'to see, to behold') with the theophoric -el suffix ('God'). Alternate gloss: 'strength of God.' Jahaziel appears in the Hebrew Bible as a Levite prophet in the time of King Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 20:14). The Spanish form Jaziel is now common in Mexican American naming. As a US given name Jaziel is modern: rare before 2010, climbing since with broader Spanish-speaking community uptake and the -iel cluster (Adriel, Ariel, Aziel, Gabriel). It entered the US top 500 in 2018. Common short: Jaz or Jaziel is already a short.

Popularity over time

#10 #100 #1000 #1 #755918802025

peaked at #198 in 2025, currently #198 in 2025.

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving

Heads-up notes

  • Pronunciation

    hah-ZEE-el in Spanish (three syllables, stress on the second); juh-ZEE-el in American English.

Who's worn it

Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.

  • Jahaziel Hebrew biblical figure, Levite prophet under King Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 20)

Spelling variants

  • Jahaziel
  • Yahaziel