Origin
Hebrew names
Names from Hebrew, often biblical in origin. This page brings those names together so you can compare popularity, open individual name profiles and find names with the same background.
Name lists
Hebrew first names
These lists are ordered by total births, so names with long, steady use usually appear above newer or rarer choices.
Female names
Hebrew female names
Open a name to see its meaning, popularity over time, latest rank and regional spread.
- 1 Jessica 105,041
- 2 Hannah 67,635
- 3 Isabella 58,822
- 4 Evie 52,944
- 5 Molly 47,734
- 6 Rebecca 45,764
- 7 Abigail 45,658
- 8 Elizabeth 39,225
- 9 Eva 29,738
- 10 Sarah 27,961
- 11 Anna 27,802
- 12 Eliza 18,840
- 13 Eve 14,920
- 14 Libby 14,515
- 15 Sara 14,205
- 16 Danielle 13,507
- 17 Madeleine 12,845
- 18 Samantha 12,697
- 19 Nancy 12,607
- 20 Naomi 12,199
- 21 Gabriella 10,902
- 22 Aaliyah 10,746
- 23 Eden 10,555
- 24 Delilah 9,098
- 25 Ayla 8,751
- 26 Sadie 8,451
- 27 Nina 7,285
- 28 Mary 7,209
- 29 Gabrielle 7,154
- 30 Jemima 6,454
- 31 Beth 6,440
- 32 Madeline 6,354
- 33 Josephine 5,889
- 34 Hanna 5,735
- 35 Polly 5,678
- 36 Jessie 5,418
- 37 Betsy 5,065
- 38 Abby 4,780
- 39 Michelle 4,766
- 40 Rachael 4,702
- 41 Daniella 4,324
- 42 Ruth 4,118
- 43 Miriam 4,102
- 44 Joanna 4,037
- 45 Aliza 3,640
- 46 Lisa 3,526
- 47 Tamara 3,405
- 48 Gabriela 3,300
- 49 Kyla 2,950
- 50 Anais 2,793
- 51 Lia 2,728
- 52 Izabella 2,446
- 53 Sally 2,263
- 54 Deborah 2,197
- 55 Betty 1,977
- 56 Marie 1,798
- 57 Aleeza 1,762
- 58 Joanne 1,668
- 59 Jada 1,561
- 60 Shona 1,526
- 61 Daniela 1,511
- 62 Keziah 1,448
- 63 Simone 1,343
- 64 Tahlia 1,308
- 65 Elspeth 1,238
- 66 Jane 1,214
- 67 Zarah 1,167
- 68 Mara 1,141
- 69 Samara 1,123
- 70 Anita 1,107
- 71 Anne 1,100
- 72 Madelaine 1,080
- 73 Marissa 1,078
- 74 Susannah 1,024
- 75 Gianna 1,015
- 76 Chaya 1,008
- 77 Sharon 1,007
- 78 Becky 994
- 79 Bethanie 980
- 80 Malak 957
- 81 Lilith 943
- 82 Dina 921
- 83 Marianne 911
- 84 Jacqueline 867
- 85 Ann 865
- 86 Susan 861
- 87 Emmanuella 829
- 88 Jodi 826
- 89 Haya 761
- 90 Magdalena 751
- 91 Tammy 751
- 92 Dalia 740
- 93 Dania 727
- 94 Susanna 708
- 95 Ailsa 702
- 96 Johanna 658
- 97 Sarina 651
- 98 Raisa 646
- 99 Taliah 619
- 100 Talitha 614
- 101 Suzanne 594
- 102 Marisa 593
- 103 Uma 592
- 104 Giovanna 583
- 105 Rivka 583
- 106 Ariel 557
- 107 Rayna 556
- 108 Seraphina 528
- 109 Daya 526
- 110 Ivana 494
- 111 Annaliese 492
- 112 Ilana 488
- 113 Elli 484
- 114 Malka 472
- 115 Liza 457
- 116 Judith 456
- 117 Dani 455
- 118 Chana 454
- 119 Ziva 451
- 120 Shana 448
- 121 Bessie 441
- 122 Alizah 430
- 123 Hadassah 414
- 124 Mayah 412
- 125 Marika 408
- 126 Jean 406
- 127 Talya 395
- 128 Ailish 392
- 129 Carmel 391
- 130 Kenya 381
- 131 Judy 365
- 132 Janet 360
- 133 Joelle 356
- 134 Eliora 352
- 135 Amana 346
- 136 Roseanne 346
- 137 Keren 344
- 138 Suzannah 338
- 139 Debbie 334
- 140 Sarai 314
- 141 Janice 313
- 142 Bethel 311
- 143 Janae 308
- 144 Joan 308
- 145 Manuela 306
- 146 Rafaela 285
- 147 Cayla 283
- 148 Salome 269
- 149 Tamera 267
- 150 Aiya 265
- 151 Miri 264
- 152 Zakia 260
- 153 Marilyn 260
- 154 Araminta 259
- 155 Ira 259
- 156 Raphaella 257
- 157 Elisheva 250
- 158 Shoshana 240
- 159 Raquel 236
- 160 Janna 231
- 161 Mair 229
- 162 Emmanuela 222
- 163 Emanuela 221
- 164 Shaina 218
- 165 Toby 217
- 166 Shira 214
- 167 Ariela 213
- 168 Chava 212
- 169 Madalyn 211
- 170 Devorah 210
- 171 Rona 208
- 172 Emmanuelle 208
- 173 Kaela 190
- 174 Dinah 189
- 175 Daniele 185
- 176 Debora 180
- 177 Nechama 179
- 178 Rhoda 178
- 179 Janine 175
- 180 Lilie 169
- 181 Mahalia 166
- 182 Vida 163
- 183 Marlene 162
- 184 Zana 161
- 185 Moriah 160
- 186 Carmela 157
- 187 Delta 156
- 188 Myriam 154
- 189 Hadassa 154
- 190 Shawna 154
- 191 Raphaela 154
- 192 Jael 149
- 193 Elizaveta 148
- 194 Shifra 145
- 195 Ayala 144
- 196 Beulah 143
- 197 Eli 141
- 198 Analise 138
- 199 Gittel 137
- 200 Jeanne 137
- 201 Nathania 137
- 202 Sammy 135
- 203 Bess 134
- 204 Dena 134
- 205 Edna 131
- 206 Tova 131
- 207 Carmella 130
- 208 Magdalene 130
- 209 Aphra 129
- 210 Malina 128
- 211 Yocheved 127
- 212 Bethia 117
- 213 Aleezah 113
- 214 Orli 112
- 215 Jackie 100
- 216 Keturah 98
- 217 Bracha 98
- 218 Seraphine 97
- 219 Micheala 95
- 220 Etana 92
- 221 Lael 92
- 222 Genna 91
- 223 Becca 88
- 224 Mattea 87
- 225 Debra 87
- 226 Thomasina 85
- 227 Jerusha 80
- 228 Orly 80
- 229 Janina 79
- 230 Odelia 79
- 231 Arella 79
- 232 Meira 79
- 233 Eleora 76
- 234 Delila 76
- 235 Zaneta 74
- 236 Athalia 74
- 237 Tzivia 70
- 238 Atara 70
- 239 Aneta 70
- 240 Elke 69
- 241 Sarita 68
- 242 Azalia 67
- 243 Atalia 67
- 244 Ashira 65
- 245 Devora 64
- 246 Avigail 64
- 247 Abira 63
- 248 Bethani 62
- 249 Judi 62
- 250 Zemirah 62
- 251 Batya 56
- 252 Rama 56
- 253 Amarissa 54
- 254 Gaby 52
- 255 Eszter 51
- 256 Nava 48
- 257 Gabby 48
- 258 Zanna 48
- 259 Dareen 47
- 260 Elka 47
- 261 Gila 46
- 262 Raizel 46
- 263 Jordane 45
- 264 Marietta 45
- 265 Penina 43
- 266 Hava 41
- 267 Ilia 39
- 268 Axelle 35
- 269 Reba 34
- 270 Evia 34
- 271 Rosana 34
- 272 Samuela 33
- 273 Juana 33
- 274 Katriel 33
- 275 Eri 31
- 276 Ruthie 31
- 277 Sallie 29
- 278 Blima 29
- 279 Mariel 28
- 280 Sherri 28
- 281 Yona 28
- 282 Kiva 26
- 283 Ronia 26
- 284 Aviva 26
- 285 Jan 25
- 286 Tamarah 25
- 287 Avi 25
- 288 Rahil 25
- 289 Daliah 25
- 290 Marisol 22
- 291 Neomi 22
- 292 Rachele 21
- 293 Janka 21
- 294 Jaclyn 21
- 295 Nan 21
- 296 Sari 20
- 297 Joann 20
- 298 Bette 18
- 299 Mariska 18
- 300 Miren 17
- 301 Ori 17
- 302 Bina 17
- 303 Galia 17
- 304 Maire 17
- 305 Amarisa 16
- 306 Gita 16
- 307 Lexine 16
- 308 Nira 16
- 309 Hanne 16
- 310 Matea 15
- 311 Jeri 15
- 312 Jacqui 15
- 313 Davida 14
- 314 Shavonne 14
- 315 Anny 14
- 316 Astera 13
- 317 Toba 13
- 318 Jemina 13
- 319 Gabi 13
- 320 Eviana 13
- 321 Zera 12
- 322 Oprah 12
- 323 Danuta 11
- 324 Jaqueline 11
- 325 Sheba 11
- 326 Denna 11
- 327 Pascha 10
- 328 Neorah 10
- 329 Helsa 10
- 330 Amarise 10
- 331 Judie 9
- 332 Keran 9
- 333 Maribel 9
- 334 Kelilah 9
- 335 Nasia 8
- 336 Adena 7
- 337 Sela 7
- 338 Janita 7
- 339 Thirza 7
- 340 Elisavet 7
- 341 Mical 7
- 342 Hepzibah 7
- 343 Jora 7
- 344 Shiri 6
- 345 Gitel 6
- 346 Davine 6
- 347 Debrah 6
- 348 Tamra 6
- 349 Else 6
- 350 Daliyah 6
- 351 Laylie 6
- 352 Elisaveta 6
- 353 Daphna 4
- 354 Bethanee 4
- 355 Debby 4
- 356 Arial 4
- 357 Paz 4
- 358 Yovela 4
- 359 Csilla 4
- 360 Shulamit 4
- 361 Fina 3
- 362 Carmelita 3
- 363 Jocelin 3
- 364 Hadara 3
- 365 Nainsi 3
- 366 Anetta 3
- 367 Athalie 3
- 368 Estrela 3
- 369 Zohar 3
- 370 Adinah 3
- 371 Tamryn 3
- 372 Anitra 3
- 373 Anke 3
- 374 Chanah 3
- 375 Vanna 3
- 376 Annorah 3
- 377 Emunah 3
- 378 Bethann 3
- 379 Sydelle 3
- 380 Noga 3
- 381 Zamora 3
- 382 Orah 3
- 383 Aniko 3
- 384 Mima 3
- 385 Nili 3
- 386 Abaigeal 3
- 387 Lizbeth 3
- 388 Elzira 3
- 389 Mallaidh
- 390 Maree
- 391 Sharron
- 392 Moyra
- 393 Debi
- 394 Arran
- 395 Isibeal
Male names
Hebrew male names
Open a name to compare its birth count, rank history, meaning and similar names.
- 1 Jack 188,738
- 2 Thomas 160,894
- 3 Joshua 145,192
- 4 James 141,878
- 5 Daniel 120,900
- 6 Samuel 108,505
- 7 Joseph 102,259
- 8 Jacob 93,754
- 9 Benjamin 90,412
- 10 Matthew 80,931
- 11 Ethan 77,394
- 12 Adam 71,855
- 13 Jake 66,896
- 14 Isaac 49,129
- 15 Michael 47,075
- 16 Nathan 46,860
- 17 Jamie 41,243
- 18 David 37,852
- 19 Jordan 36,750
- 20 Aaron 36,366
- 21 Ben 36,356
- 22 Zachary 29,362
- 23 Reuben 25,122
- 24 Jude 24,156
- 25 Elliot 23,450
- 26 Elijah 22,369
- 27 John 22,240
- 28 Sam 20,889
- 29 Gabriel 20,581
- 30 Ellis 19,358
- 31 Joe 19,164
- 32 Joel 19,004
- 33 Jonathan 17,251
- 34 Elliott 16,964
- 35 Caleb 15,553
- 36 Felix 14,361
- 37 Tobias 13,102
- 38 Jesse 12,486
- 39 Nathaniel 12,151
- 40 Ezra 11,838
- 41 Jackson 11,706
- 42 Levi 9,931
- 43 Seth 9,841
- 44 Josh 9,152
- 45 Danny 8,434
- 46 Mitchell 8,215
- 47 Ruben 8,214
- 48 Jonah 7,267
- 49 Elias 7,049
- 50 Joey 6,728
- 51 Shaun 6,291
- 52 Simon 5,607
- 53 Emmanuel 5,491
- 54 Raphael 5,409
- 55 Zach 4,754
- 56 Isaiah 4,629
- 57 Rafael 4,229
- 58 Asher 4,021
- 59 Jaden 4,004
- 60 Josiah 3,984
- 61 Amir 3,924
- 62 Axel 3,579
- 63 Solomon 3,578
- 64 Jimmy 3,576
- 65 Abel 3,399
- 66 Ivan 3,146
- 67 Zion 3,141
- 68 Jeremiah 2,865
- 69 Zane 2,818
- 70 Jared 2,675
- 71 Aron 2,618
- 72 Kaleb 2,605
- 73 Ezekiel 2,535
- 74 Barney 2,372
- 75 Johnny 2,365
- 76 Ioan 2,295
- 77 Arron 2,238
- 78 Amari 2,223
- 79 Jeremy 2,155
- 80 Cain 2,092
- 81 Nate 2,029
- 82 Saul 1,898
- 83 Abraham 1,896
- 84 Jaydon 1,863
- 85 Samson 1,531
- 86 Ari 1,512
- 87 Moses 1,492
- 88 Jon 1,409
- 89 Asa 1,404
- 90 Josef 1,379
- 91 Israel 1,312
- 92 Giovanni 1,252
- 93 Jonathon 1,245
- 94 Matthias 1,142
- 95 Aden 1,104
- 96 Malachy 1,079
- 97 Gideon 1,059
- 98 Eliot 1,050
- 99 Ismael 1,029
- 100 Amos 986
- 101 Deen 978
- 102 Johnathan 933
- 103 Shaan 917
- 104 Mikael 900
- 105 Emanuel 899
- 106 Shawn 857
- 107 Moshe 829
- 108 Dan 823
- 109 Rafi 779
- 110 Chaim 769
- 111 Caine 758
- 112 Eben 738
- 113 Jonny 700
- 114 Matt 686
- 115 Yanis 666
- 116 Jadon 618
- 117 Mitchel 607
- 118 Yosef 585
- 119 Yehuda 584
- 120 Enoch 566
- 121 Benny 563
- 122 Jerry 522
- 123 Ephraim 521
- 124 Manuel 504
- 125 Yusef 491
- 126 Nehemiah 468
- 127 Zacharias 456
- 128 Jethro 444
- 129 Barnabas 437
- 130 Zeke 425
- 131 Tobey 402
- 132 Jim 387
- 133 Jedidiah 382
- 134 Mickey 380
- 135 Yannis 380
- 136 Nathanial 370
- 137 Jody 364
- 138 Ebenezer 360
- 139 Giacomo 356
- 140 Mattias 351
- 141 Mike 348
- 142 Hezekiah 341
- 143 Mordechai 341
- 144 Isiah 331
- 145 Meir 328
- 146 Menachem 316
- 147 Lewi 315
- 148 Micky 314
- 149 Davey 313
- 150 Yakov 311
- 151 Lemuel 300
- 152 Asif 297
- 153 Yoel 293
- 154 Roni 286
- 155 Ilan 279
- 156 Uriel 276
- 157 Jotham 269
- 158 Johnathon 257
- 159 Joachim 250
- 160 Zev 242
- 161 Akiva 239
- 162 Benson 239
- 163 Dov 236
- 164 Tzvi 235
- 165 Dave 234
- 166 Daniels 226
- 167 Ezrah 213
- 168 Noam 211
- 169 Shalom 206
- 170 Abe 205
- 171 Avram 199
- 172 Yaakov 197
- 173 Adley 196
- 174 Judd 188
- 175 Eban 183
- 176 Akim 183
- 177 Jedd 181
- 178 Zeb 175
- 179 Halil 171
- 180 Binyamin 166
- 181 Rafal 166
- 182 Nahum 164
- 183 Avraham 156
- 184 Efraim 155
- 185 Jess 153
- 186 Gavriel 153
- 187 Aryeh 151
- 188 Ike 135
- 189 Matyas 134
- 190 Danilo 133
- 191 Abram 132
- 192 Azai 131
- 193 Mitch 130
- 194 Gabe 129
- 195 Davie 129
- 196 Jaedon 128
- 197 Elia 127
- 198 Eitan 125
- 199 Joziah 124
- 200 Sampson 123
- 201 Uriah 120
- 202 Zephan 117
- 203 Jeriah 107
- 204 Mate 97
- 205 Shem 95
- 206 Jaron 94
- 207 Yehoshua 93
- 208 Hosea 93
- 209 Arel 90
- 210 Josue 89
- 211 Jeremi 88
- 212 Miron 85
- 213 Naftali 82
- 214 Obadiah 81
- 215 Natanael 80
- 216 Ronit 79
- 217 Jediah 78
- 218 Eliyahu 77
- 219 Oz 76
- 220 Efrem 73
- 221 Simao 73
- 222 Tamas 72
- 223 Danil 71
- 224 Hansel 71
- 225 Adon 70
- 226 Abner 69
- 227 Zed 68
- 228 Tal 64
- 229 Solly 64
- 230 Jonatan 62
- 231 Mordecai 61
- 232 Arren 59
- 233 Jobey 58
- 234 Lazarus 57
- 235 Deron 57
- 236 Mikkel 56
- 237 Serafim 54
- 238 Emanuele 54
- 239 Azrael 52
- 240 Uri 47
- 241 Itai 46
- 242 Japheth 45
- 243 Dagan 45
- 244 Abiel 45
- 245 Eliseo 44
- 246 Yeshaya 44
- 247 Edin 44
- 248 Yair 43
- 249 Jesus 43
- 250 Gabor 41
- 251 Jessy 40
- 252 Aviel 40
- 253 Amiel 39
- 254 Nuri 39
- 255 Yago 36
- 256 Serafin 36
- 257 Nachman 35
- 258 Isaias 35
- 259 Mick 34
- 260 Asaf 34
- 261 Josias 33
- 262 Nadav 33
- 263 Jaymin 33
- 264 Chai 32
- 265 Yanni 31
- 266 Ezechiel 30
- 267 Lemmy 30
- 268 Eliasz 27
- 269 Zalman 27
- 270 Isreal 27
- 271 Baruch 26
- 272 Rueban 26
- 273 Betzalel 25
- 274 Benzion 25
- 275 Zedekiah 24
- 276 Shamir 23
- 277 Avigdor 22
- 278 Jedediah 22
- 279 Benjy 21
- 280 Arlee 21
- 281 Avishai 20
- 282 Addam 19
- 283 Ephrem 19
- 284 Abie 18
- 285 Efren 18
- 286 Shilo 18
- 287 Zebediah 17
- 288 Elya 17
- 289 Dannie 15
- 290 Adams 15
- 291 Azel 15
- 292 Guiseppe 15
- 293 Gedeon 14
- 294 Jaap 14
- 295 Tomek 14
- 296 Pesach 14
- 297 Eliya 14
- 298 Bart 13
- 299 Jeremias 13
- 300 Arlis 13
- 301 Avner 13
- 302 Razi 12
- 303 Gedalya 12
- 304 Ozzi 12
- 305 Mads 12
- 306 Aviv 12
- 307 Mal 12
- 308 Danniel 12
- 309 Duriel 11
- 310 Yitzchak 11
- 311 Hasin 11
- 312 Avrum 11
- 313 Leor 10
- 314 Abishai 10
- 315 Haziel 9
- 316 Chayim 9
- 317 Mihaly 9
- 318 Nat 9
- 319 Gamal 9
- 320 Eaden 9
- 321 Sivan 8
- 322 Yaron 8
- 323 Haim 7
- 324 Iov 7
- 325 Jered 7
- 326 Avidan 7
- 327 Jacobe 7
- 328 Kaniel 7
- 329 Elikai 7
- 330 Elkan 7
- 331 Yaphet 6
- 332 Garrison 6
- 333 Feivel 6
- 334 Jaques 6
- 335 Lea 6
- 336 Azaria 6
- 337 Jephthah 6
- 338 Jud 6
- 339 Abba 6
- 340 Ephram 6
- 341 Mathews 6
- 342 Lavan 6
- 343 Enock 6
- 344 Shimshon 5
- 345 Etan 4
- 346 Armon 4
- 347 Anaiah 4
- 348 Danell 4
- 349 Jamian 4
- 350 Chaniel 4
- 351 Gal 4
- 352 Ziv 3
- 353 Ranen 3
- 354 Tzion 3
- 355 Sethan 3
- 356 Abijah 3
- 357 Doron 3
- 358 Enosh 3
- 359 Efran 3
- 360 Illias 3
- 361 Chanan 3
- 362 Gabrian 3
- 363 Mat 3
- 364 Arye 3
- 365 Harel 3
- 366 Iakovos 3
- 367 Rani 3
- 368 Ronn 3
- 369 Barnabus 3
- 370 Eliaz 3
- 371 Tuvya 3
- 372 Elkin 3
- 373 Gavi 3
- 374 Azarel 3
- 375 Esra 3
- 376 Seanan
How to read this page
Choosing a Hebrew name
Origin is a useful starting point, but names move across languages, families and countries. A name can belong to more than one tradition, especially when it has been used for centuries.
The individual name pages give the fuller picture. They show whether a name is rising or falling, how often it appears in recent birth records, and where it is strongest across the UK.
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Questions
About Hebrew names
What makes a name Hebrew?
A name is grouped here when its meaning, language history or common use links it with hebrew naming tradition. Some names also appear in other origin groups because naming history is messy, especially in Britain.
Are these names ranked by recent popularity?
No. The lists are ordered by total births in the UK baby-name figures. That makes long-running names easier to spot. Open any name to see its latest rank and yearly trend.
Why do some familiar names appear lower down?
A name can be famous without being common in birth records. Spelling variants can also split the count across several forms, so names such as Sean and Shaun may appear separately.