Meaning: A year of celebration and remission; from Hebrew yobel (ram's horn, jubilee year) via Latin jubilaeusHigh
In 30 seconds: A Hebrew-origin name meaning 'celebration' or 'year of remission,' from yobel (ram's horn), blown to announce the jubilee year — a biblical period of freedom and restoration declared every 50 years.
Jubilee derives from Hebrew yobel (ram's horn, the instrument used to proclaim the jubilee year) via Latin jubilaeus. The Jubilee Year (Leviticus 25) was declared every 50 years: slaves were freed, debts forgiven, and land returned. As a given name it functions as a joyful concept name.
Jubilee appeared in U.S. birth data from the 2010s as part of the trend for biblical virtue and concept names. It ranked #1103 for girls in 2024.
Did you know? The biblical Jubilee Year, declared every 50 years in ancient Israel, mandated the release of slaves, forgiveness of debts, and return of land to original families — it is one of the world's earliest documented attempts at systematic economic justice.
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Behind the Name — Jubilee — Hebrew/Latin etymologyU.S. Social Security Administration — popularity data
Variations
JubileeJubelee
Nicknames
JubiJulieLee
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