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 25 ... God was gracious, God ... Anna was a devout Jewish prophetess who ...

Dara ... pearl of wisdom ... it could be from a Jewish name, or it could be of ...

Drusilla ... fruitful, dewy-eyed ... name was borne by the Jewish wife of the Roman ...

Esther 280 ... star ... the name was borne by a Jewish girl who became the ...

Naomi 124 ... sweetness, pleasantness, ...It is a traditional Jewish name ... well used outside the Jewish community ...

Rachel 60 ... ewe ... his popularity as a Jewish name ...

Salome ... woman of peace ... via the records of the Jewish historian Josephus, ...