Bezalel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- be-tsa-LEL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Bezalel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “in the shadow of God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Bezalel mean?
Hebrew
“in the shadow of God”
In Exodus, Bezalel is the master craftsman who builds the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Bezalel a girl's or a boy's name?
Bezalel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Bezalel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 467% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Bezalel, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 6 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Bezalel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
How popular is Bezalel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Bezalel, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. It first appears in the records in 2006.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Bezalel of any year since it first appeared, in 2006.
Half of all the boys named Bezalel in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
Bezalel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 7 | #9,815 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
Nicknames for Bezalel
- Tzali
Names like Bezalel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Axel Eesa Musa Zakariya Albie Ibrahim Aziel Ezra Matteo Luca Muhammad Zaviyar
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Bezalel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bezalel, updated 20 October 2026.