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Jewish Names for Girls

There are 7 Jewish names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Jewish names 1 to 7. Within these names, Anna (Hebrew, Breton, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Rachel (English, French, and German), Naomi (English and German), and Esther (English, French, German, and Hebrew). The unusual Jewish names are Dara (English), Drusilla (English), and Salome (English and German).

Jewish names are rather popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1901 with 2.913% of baby girls being given Jewish names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 5 Jewish names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, and they are of modest use in recent times. In 2007, their total usage was only 0.787% with 4 Jewish names listed among the top 1000. Among all Jewish names, Anna (Hebrew, Breton, Catalan, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #25 and a usage of 0.372%.

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Anna Popularity Trend of Anna
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 25 25 ... God was gracious, God ... Anna was a devout Jewish prophetess who ...

Dara Popularity Trend of Dara
from 1900 to 2007. ... pearl of wisdom ... it could be from a Jewish name, or it could be of ...

Drusilla Popularity Trend of Drusilla
from 1900 to 2007. ... fruitful, dewy-eyed ... name was borne by the Jewish wife of the Roman ...

Esther Popularity Trend of Esther
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 280 280 ... star ... the name was borne by a Jewish girl who became the ...

Naomi Popularity Trend of Naomi
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 124 124 ... sweetness, pleasantness, ...It is a traditional Jewish name ... well used outside the Jewish community ...

Rachel Popularity Trend of Rachel
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 60 60 ... ewe ... his popularity as a Jewish name ...

Salome Popularity Trend of Salome
from 1900 to 2007. ... woman of peace ... via the records of the Jewish historian Josephus, ...



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