Jubilee: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “ram's horn; celebration”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- JOO-bih-lee · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
English word-name from biblical jubilee, ultimately from Hebrew yovel, the ram's horn whose sounding proclaimed a holy year. By extension it means rejoicing or celebration.
How popular is Jubilee?
Babies named Jubilee in 2024229
2024 rank#1,106 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18803,575
Jubilee is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Jubilee
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Jubilee questions
What does the name Jubilee mean?
Jubilee means "ram's horn; celebration". It comes from Hebrew. English word-name from biblical jubilee, ultimately from Hebrew yovel, the ram's horn whose sounding proclaimed a holy year. By extension it means rejoicing or celebration.
Is Jubilee a boy or girl name?
Jubilee is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Jubilee?
229 US babies were named Jubilee in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Jubilee?
Jubilee is usually pronounced JOO-bih-lee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.