Jews Names for Boys

There are 25 Jews names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Jews names 1 to 20. Jacob was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in Dutch, English, and Scandinavian, and it was followed in popularity by the English Joshua, the Czech, English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, and Spanish Daniel, the English, French, and German Benjamin, the English Isaac, the English and Hebrew Isaiah, the English, German, Hebrew, and Polish Aaron, the English and German Joel, the Hungarian, English, German, and Hebrew Levi, the Dutch, English, German, and Hebrew Abraham, the English and German Julius, the German Hugo, the English and German Moses, the English Cyrus, Leonard, and the English, German, and Hebrew name, Amos. The unusual Jews names are Amadeus (German), Ephraim (English and German), Friedemann (German), and Lazarus (German).

Jews 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 1985, 6.835% of baby boys were given Jews names. There were 19 Jews names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Jews names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 19 Jews names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 5.478%. Within all Jews names, the Dutch, English, and Scandinavian Jacob was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #1 and a usage of 1.0955%.

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Aaron 52 ... enlightened, exalted, ... more common among Jews than Christians ...

Abraham 192 ... father of a multitude ... popular among Jews ...

Amadeus ... love of God ... common among Italian Jews, as borne by the artist ...

Amos 979 ... borne by God; bearer ... it was used among both Jews and Christians ...

Benjamin 26 ... son of the south, son ... been commonly used by Jews, and in Scotland, it is ...

Cyrus 466 ... far-sighted; throne; ... the king who freed the Jews has popularized the ...

Daniel 5 ... God is my judge, God ... been popular with both Jews and Gentiles ...

Ephraim ... doubly fruitful ...Today, the name is used mainly by Jews. ...

Friedemann ... peace, protection, safety; man ... name is common among Jews as a form of the name ...

Hugo 398 ... heart, mind, spirit ... whose alleged murder by Jews sparked anti-Semitism ...

Isaac 41 ... he laughs, laughter ...The name was taken up by Jews from the Middle Ages ...

Isaiah 43 ... Yahweh is salvation ...The name is today mainly used by Jews. ...

Jacob 1 ... Yahweh may protect; ... Ages, except among Jews ... still more popular with Jews than Christians. ...

Joel 123 ... Yahweh is God ... been popular among the Jews. ...

Joshua 4 ... Yahweh is salvation ... was also common among Jews. ...

Julius 302 ... Jupiter's child, downy ... both Christians and Jews. ...

Lazarus ... God has helped ... century, mostly among Jews. ...

Leonard 669 ... lion; brave, hardy ...It is now also used by Jews. ...

Levi 132 ... attached, associated, ... long been common with Jews. ...

Moses 464 ... born of, child ... popular among Jews ...