Hebrew boy names
481 boy names of Hebrew, biblical and Aramaic origin, from A to Z. Each one has a page with its meaning, Hebrew spelling and pronunciation. 258 appear in the Bible, and 118 were among the 150 most common names in Israel at least once in 2014-2024.
Most popular in Israel in 2024
- 1David דוד1,842
- 2Lavi לביא1,518
- 3Ariel אריאל1,479
- 4Refael רפאל1,352
- 5Uri אורי1,320
- 6Yosef יוסף1,271
- 7Ari ארי1,264
- 8Moshe משה1,196
- 9Yehuda יהודה1,141
- 10Avraham אברהם1,048
- 11Eliya אליה1,033
- 12Yisrael ישראל1,016
- 13Eitan איתן1,013
- 14Noam נועם990
- 15Michael מיכאל892
- 16Daniel דניאל865
- 17Yehonatan יהונתן863
- 18Yaakov יעקב822
- 19Shimon שמעון801
- 20Yitzhak יצחק791
All names given to Jewish newborns in Israel in 2024, including non-Hebrew ones, with the number of babies (CBS). All rankings
A64 names
- Abbaאבא father
- Abirאביר mighty and noble
- Achiadאחיעד my brother forever
- Achikamאחיקם my brother has risen
- Achiyaאחיה God is my brother
- Adamאדם earth
- Adinעדין gentle
- Adirאדיר mighty
- Adivאדיב polite
- Admonאדמון red, ruddy
- Adorאדור mighty
- Aharonאהרון Aaron the priest
- Ahuviaאהוביה beloved of God
- Akivaעקיבא Aramaic form of Jacob
- Alariאלארי God and lion
- Alonאלון oak tree
- Amatziaאמציה God gave strength
- Amiעמי my people
- Amiadעמיעד my people forever
- Amichaiעמיחי my people lives
- Amielעמיאל God is my kinsman
- Amikamעמיקם my people has risen
- Aminadavעמינדב my people is noble
- Amirאמיר treetop
- Amiramעמירם my people is exalted
- Amitaiאמיתי truthful
- Amitzurעמיצור my people is a rock
- Amnonאמנון faithful
- Amosעמוס carried, burden-bearer
- Amotzאמוץ courage
- Amramעמרם exalted people
- Anerענר ally of abraham
- Aradארד bronze
- Aranארן descendant of Seir
- Ariארי lion
- Arikאריק lion
- Arnonארנון rushing stream
- Aryehאריה lion
- Asaאסא myrtle
- Asaelעשהאל God has made
- Asafאסף gathering
- Asherאשר happy
- Asiאסי healer
- Ataiעתי timely
- Atzmonעצמון strength
- Aviאבי my father
- Aviadאביעד eternal father
- Avichaiאביחי my father lives
- Avidanאבידן my father is judge
- Avielאביאל God is my father
- Avigdorאביגדור my father is a protector
- Avihuאביהו He is my father
- Avinatanאבינתן my father gave
- Avinoamאבינועם my father is pleasantness
- Aviorאביאור my father is light
- Aviramאבירם my father is exalted
- Aviranאבירן my father sings
- Avishaiאבישי my father is a gift
- Avnerאבנר father of light
- Avrahamאברהם father of many nations
- Avshalomאבשלום father of peace
- Ayalonאיילון like a stag
- Azaryaעזריה God has helped
- Azrielעזריאל God is my help
B17 names
- Barakברק lightning
- Barelבראל son of God
- Barkaiברקאי morning star
- Baruchברוך blessed
- Be'eriבארי my well
- Bechorבכור firstborn
- Benבן son
- Ben-Elבנאל son of God
- Ben-Zionבנציון son of Zion
- Benayaבניה God has built
- Benayahuבניהו God has built
- Bennyבני my son
- Benoבנו his son
- Betzalelבצלאל in the shadow of God
- Binyaminבנימין son of the right hand
- Bnayaבנייה God has built
- Boazבועז in him is strength
C5 names
D13 names
E61 names
- Efiאפי fruitful
- Efraimאפרים fruitful
- Ehudאהוד beloved
- Eilamעילם youthfulness
- Eilonאילון oak tree
- Eitamעיטם bird of prey
- Eitanאיתן strong and steadfast
- El-Haiאל-חי the living God
- El-Yamאל-ים God of the sea
- Eladאלעד God is eternal
- Elaiאלעאי exalted
- Elazarאלעזר God has helped
- Elchananאלחנן God has been gracious
- Eldadאלדד beloved of God
- Eldanאלדן God judged
- Eldarאלדר God dwells
- Eldorאלדור God through the generations
- Elhaiאלחי the living God
- Eliadאליעד my God is eternal
- Eliamאליעם God is kin
- Eliavאליאב God is my father
- Elichaiאליחי my God lives
- Elidorאלידור my God for generations
- Elielאליאל my God is God
- Eliezerאליעזר my God is help
- Elimelechאלימלך my God is king
- Eliorאליאור my God is light
- Eliramאלירם my God is exalted
- Eliranאלירן my God sings
- Elironאלירון my God is my song
- Eliroyאלירוי God is my shepherd
- Elishaאלישע God is salvation
- Elishaiאלישי God is a gift
- Elishamaאלישמע God has heard
- Elitzurאליצור God is my rock
- Eliyahuאליהו the Lord is God
- Elkanaאלקנה God has acquired
- Elnatanאלנתן God has given
- Elorאלאור God is my light
- Eloriאלאורי God is my light
- Elramאלרם God is exalted
- Elranאלרן God sings
- Elroiאלרואי God who sees me
- Elromאלרום God is exalted
- Elroyאלרוי God who sees me
- Elyahavאליהב God has given
- Elyakimאליקים God will establish
- Elyasafאליסף God will add
- Elyashivאלישיב God will restore
- Eranערן alert
- Erezארז cedar
- Eshcharאשחר dawn
- Eshedאשד waterfall
- Eshelאשל tamarisk tree
- Eshkolאשכול cluster of grapes
- Ethanאיטן strong and steady
- Evyatarאביתר the father gives abundance
- Eyalאייל strength
- Ezerעזר help
- Ezraעזרא help
- Ezriעזרי my help
G22 names
- Gabiגבי hero of God
- Gadגד good fortune
- Gadiגדי short for Gad
- Gamlielגמליאל God has rewarded me
- Gavrielגבריאל God is my strength
- Gedaliaגדליה God made great
- Gedalyahuגדליהו God is great
- Gershonגרשון Levi's firstborn son
- Gevגב rock pool
- Gevaגבע hill
- Gideonגדעון one who cuts down
- Gidiגידי short for Gideon
- Giladגלעד heap of witness
- Gilboaגלבוע Mount Gilboa
- Gioraגיורא convert
- Goelגואל redeemer
- Golanגולן the Golan
- Gonenגונן protector
- Gumaגומא papyrus reed
- Gurגור lion cub
- Guriגורי my lion cub
- Guyגיא valley
H11 names
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K7 names
L11 names
M30 names
- Magenמגן shield
- Malachiמלאכי my messenger
- Malkielמלכיאל God is my king
- Maorמאור source of light
- Maozמעוז stronghold
- Mashiachמשיח anointed one
- Matanמתן gift
- Matanelמתנאל gift from God
- Matanyaמתניה gift of God
- Matityahuמתתיהו gift of God
- Matyaמתיא gift of God
- Matzliachמצליח successful
- Meidadמידד beloved
- Meidanמידן who judged
- Meirמאיר one who shines
- Menachemמנחם comforter
- Menasheמנשה causing to forget
- Meniמני comforter
- Meronמירון mount meron
- Meshulamמשולם complete
- Mevaserמבשר bearer of good news
- Michaמיכה who is like God
- Michaelמיכאל who is like God?
- Mishaelמישאל who is like God
- Momiמומי nickname for Shlomo
- Moniמוני nickname for Shlomo
- Mordechaiמרדכי Mordecai of Esther
- Moriמורי my teacher
- Mosheמשה drawn from the water
- Motiמוטי short for Mordechai
N38 names
- Nachalנחל stream
- Nachmanנחמן one who brings comfort
- Nachshonנחשון courageous pioneer
- Nachumנחום comforted
- Nadavנדב generous
- Nadirנדיר rare
- Nadivנדיב generous
- Naftaliנפתלי my struggle
- Naharנהר river
- Naimנעים pleasant
- Naorנאור enlightened, full of light
- Natanנתן he gave
- Natiנתי gift of God
- Nativנתיב path
- Navehנוה peaceful dwelling
- Navotנבות fruitfulness
- Nechemiaנחמיה comforted by God
- Negevנגב the Negev, the south
- Nehoraiנהוראי light
- Neriyaנריה lamp of God
- Nesנס miracle
- Netanelנתנאל God has given
- Netanielנתניאל God has given
- Netzachנצח eternity
- Netzerנצר young shoot
- Nevoנבו Mount Nebo
- Nigunניגון melody
- Nimrodנמרוד mighty hunter
- Nirניר plowed field
- Niranנירן plowed field
- Nirelניראל field of God
- Nisanניסן the month of nisan
- Nissimניסים miracles
- Nitaiניתאי planting
- Nitanניתן given
- Noachנח rest, comfort
- Novנוב flourishing
- Nurielנוריאל fire of God
O16 names
- Odedעודד encouragement
- Oferעופר young deer
- Ohadאוהד affection
- Ohevאוהב loving
- Omriעומרי sheaf of grain
- Onאון strength, vigor
- Or-Chaimאור-חיים light of life
- Oranאוראן light
- Orenאורן pine tree
- Orionאוריון bright constellation
- Oronאורון little light
- Oshriאושרי my happiness
- Oshrielאושריאל happiness from God
- Ovadiaעובדיה servant of God
- Ovedעובד worker
- Ozעוז strength
P6 names
R28 names
- Raananרענן fresh and green
- Rabinרבין teacher, sage
- Rachamimרחמים compassion
- Rafiרפי God has healed
- Rahaminרחמין mercy
- Rahavרהב pride, might
- Ramרם lofty
- Ramiרמי lofty
- Ranרן singing joyfully
- Ranelרנאל song to God
- Ranenרנן joyful song
- Ravehרווה well-watered
- Ravivרביב gentle rain
- Razielרזיאל secret of God
- Re'emראם wild ox
- Re'iרעי my friend
- Reaרע friend
- Refaelרפאל God has healed
- Regevרגב clod of earth
- Reshefרשף spark, flame
- Reuvenראובן behold, a son
- Rielריאל royal
- Roehרועה shepherd
- Roiרועי my shepherd
- Romרום height
- Ronרון joyful song
- Ronelרונאל song of joy to God
- Ronenרונן singing joyfully
S41 names
- Saadiaסעדיה God has supported
- Saarסער storm
- Sadehשדה field
- Sagiשגיא exalted, great
- Sagivשגיב exalted
- Sarשר leader
- Sarelשראל short for Israel
- Sasiששי joy
- Sassonששון joy
- Sefiספי nickname for Yosef
- Segevשגב exaltation
- Selaסלע rock
- Shabtaiשבתי born on Shabbat
- Shachakשחק sky
- Shalemשלם whole
- Shalevשליו calm
- Shalomשלום peace
- Shamirשמיר hard stone
- Shammaiשמאי Shammai the Elder
- Shaulשאול asked for
- Shauliשאולי asked for
- Shealtielשאלתיאל I asked him of God
- Shemשם name
- Shemayaשמעיה God has heard
- Shiloשילה Shiloh
- Shimiשימי nickname for Shimon
- Shimonשמעון God has heard
- Shimshonשמשון sun
- Shlomiשלומי my peace
- Shlomoשלמה peace
- Shmaryahuשמריהו God has guarded
- Shmuelשמואל asked of God
- Shmulikשמוליק asked of God
- Shoshanשושן lily
- Shragaשרגא lamp
- Shukiשוקי God will save
- Shuvaelשובאל return to God
- Simanסימן good sign
- Snirשניר mount hermon
- Srayaשריה prince of God
- Srielשריאל prince of God
T26 names
- Taiתאי modern short name
- Tamirתמיר tall and upright
- Telemתלם furrow
- Tevaטבע nature
- Tidharתדהר a biblical tree
- Tiranטירן Straits of Tiran
- Tomerתומר palm tree
- Tomiתומי integrity
- Torתור turtledove
- Tovטוב good
- Tuvalתובל the first metalworker
- Tuviaטוביה God is good
- Tzabarצבר prickly pear
- Tzachצח pure and bright
- Tzachiצחי pure and clear
- Tzadokצדוק righteous
- Tzafrirצפריר morning breeze
- Tzefanyaצפניה God has hidden
- Tzemachצמח sprout, growth
- Tzionציון Zion
- Tzukצוק cliff
- Tzurצור rock
- Tzuriצורי my rock
- Tzurielצוריאל God is my rock
- Tzviצבי gazelle
- Tzvikaצביקה deer
U4 names
Y61 names
- Yaakovיעקב holding the heel
- Yaariיערי my forest
- Yadinידין he will judge
- Yagelיגל he will rejoice
- Yagilיגיל he will rejoice
- Yagurיגור will dwell
- Yairיאיר he will shine
- Yakirיקיר dear, precious
- Yaminימין right hand
- Yanaiינאי name of sages and kings
- Yanirיניר will plow new ground
- Yanivיניב he will bear fruit
- Yarivיריב he will contend
- Yaromירום will be exalted
- Yaronירון he will sing
- Yechezkelיחזקאל God will strengthen
- Yechielיחיאל God lives
- Yedidידיד beloved friend
- Yedidyaידידיה beloved of God
- Yefetיפת beauty, expansion
- Yehiamיחיעם long live the people
- Yehonadavיהונדב God gave generously
- Yehonatanיהונתן God has given
- Yehoramיהורם God is exalted
- Yehosefיהוסף God will add
- Yehoshuaיהושע God will save
- Yehoyadaיהוידע God knows
- Yehudaיהודה praise and thanks
- Yekutielיקותיאל hope in God
- Yerachmielירחמיאל God will have mercy
- Yermiירמי God will raise up
- Yeruchamירוחם shown mercy
- Yeshayaישעיה God is salvation
- Yeshayahuישעיהו salvation of God
- Yeshuaישועה salvation
- Yeshurunישורון upright one
- Yiftachיפתח he will open
- Yigalיגאל he will redeem
- Yinonינון he will flourish
- Yirmiyahuירמיהו God will exalt
- Yishaiישי Jesse, father of David
- Yishiישעי my salvation
- Yisraelישראל strove with God
- Yissacharישכר there is a reward
- Yitzhakיצחק he will laugh
- Yizharיזהר will shine
- Yoadיועד destiny
- Yoavיואב the Lord is father
- Yochaiיוחאי God lives
- Yochananיוחנן God has been gracious
- Yoelיואל the Lord is God
- Yogevיוגב farmer
- Yomיום day
- Yonadavיונדב God gave generously
- Yonatanיונתן God has given
- Yoniיוני dove
- Yoraiיוראי first rain
- Yoramיורם God is exalted
- Yosefיוסף he will add
- Yossiיוסי he will add
- Yotamיותם God is perfect
