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Hebrew Baby Names

Hebrew is an old Semitic language in use from around 2000 BC. The Old Testament of the Bible was written in Classical Hebrew, which was later replaced gradually by Aramaic and various dialects after the Babylonian exile of the Jews in the 6th century BC. Modern Hebrew was revived in the 19th century as the official language of Israel.

Hebrew Names for Boys

There are 1645 Hebrew names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Hebrew names 1 to 20. Aaron was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #50 and a usage of 0.3916%. The name is primarily used in English, German, Hebrew, and Polish, and it was followed in popularity by the Dutch, English, German, and Hebrew Abraham, the English, Hebrew, and Russian Abram, the Hebrew Adriel, and the English, Hebrew, and Spanish name, Abdiel. The unusual Hebrew names are Absalom (Hebrew), Adlai (English and Hebrew), Admon (Hebrew), Adri (Hebrew), Adrial (Hebrew), Aharon (Hebrew), Akiba (Hebrew), Akiva (Hebrew), Allon (English, Scottish, and Hebrew), Alon (Hebrew), Alvah (English and Hebrew), Amal (Hebrew and German), Ami (Hebrew), Amiel (Hebrew), and Amon (Hebrew).

Hebrew names are very popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1980s. At the height of their usage in 1984, 26.503% of baby boys were given Hebrew names. There were 79 Hebrew names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Hebrew names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 92 Hebrew names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 21.556%. Within all Hebrew names, the Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian Jacob was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #1 and a usage of 1.0355%.

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HEBREW NAMES:

Aaron Popularity Trend of Aaron
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 50 50 enlightened, exalted, ... in the English, German, Hebrew, and Polish languages, ...

Abdiel Popularity Trend of Abdiel
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 984 984 servant of God ... is of Hebrew origin, and it is used largely in ... Avdiel (Hebrew) is an old form of Abdiel ...

Abraham Popularity Trend of Abraham
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 187 187 father of a multitude ... is of Hebrew origin, and it is used largely in ...

Abram Popularity Trend of Abram
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 548 548 high father; father ... in English, Hebrew, and Russian, and its ... name of distinct Hebrew origins ...

Absalom God the Father is peace ... is of Hebrew origin and it is also used mainly ...

Adlai Yahweh is just; my ornament ... used in the English and Hebrew languages ... It is of Hebrew origin ...

Admon a red peony flower ... is mainly used in Hebrew and its language of ...

Adri rock; God's majesty, ...Adri is of Sanskrit and Hebrew origin ...

Adrial God's majesty, belonging ...Adrial is of Hebrew origin. ...

Adriel Popularity Trend of Adriel
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 584 584 God's majesty, belonging ... language of origin is Hebrew and it is also used ...

Aharon enlightened, exalted, ...Aharon is of Hebrew origin. ...

Akiba supplant, protected ...Akiba's language of origin is Hebrew. ...

Akiva supplant, protected ...Akiva's language of origin is Hebrew. ...

Allon little rock; harmony, ...Allon's language of origin is Celtic and Hebrew. ...

Alon oak ... is used chiefly in the Hebrew language and its origin ...

Alvah Popularity Trend of Alvah
from 1900 to 2008. brightness, height, ...Alvah is of Hebrew origin. ...

Amal work; hope, expectation, ... is largely used in the Hebrew language and it is also ...

Ami Lord of my people ...Ami's origin is Hebrew. ...

Amiel Lord of my people ... and use are both in the Hebrew language ...

Amon Popularity Trend of Amon
from 1900 to 2008. related to the sun ... has its origins in the Hebrew language and it is also ...


Popularity Trend
for Hebrew Names
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for Hebrew Names
in 2006