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Yiddish Names for Boys

There are 91 Yiddish names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Yiddish names 1 to 20. Eli was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #100 and a usage of 0.2067%. The unusual Yiddish names are Adi (Hungarian and Yiddish), Aizik (Yiddish), Aleksander (Albanian, Estonian, Polish, Slavic, and Yiddish), Amshel (Yiddish), Anshel (Yiddish), Antshel (Yiddish), Arke (Yiddish), Arn (Yiddish and English), Atira (Hebrew and Yiddish), Avram (Greek, Hebrew, Romanian, Slavic, and Yiddish), Avrom (Yiddish), Avrum (Yiddish), Benesh (Yiddish), Beynish (Hebrew and Yiddish), Chatzkel (Yiddish), Dawid (Polish and Yiddish), Dovid (Yiddish), Dowid (Yiddish), and Dudel (Yiddish).

Yiddish names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1960s. At the height of their usage in 1969, 4.674% of baby boys were given Yiddish names. There were 3 Yiddish names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Yiddish names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2008, 3 Yiddish names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 1.266%. Within all Yiddish names, the Czech, English, German, and Yiddish Michael was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #2 and a usage of 0.9437%.

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YIDDISH NAMES:

Adi man; man from Hadria; ... in the Hungarian and Yiddish languages, and its ...

Aizik he laughs, laughter ... is largely used in the Yiddish language and it is ...

Aleksander defender of men ... Polish, Slavic, and Yiddish, and it is derived from ...

Amshel messenger of God, angel ... it is used largely in Yiddish. ...

Anshel happy, blessed; messenger ... is primarily used in Yiddish, and it is of Old Greek ...

Antshel messenger of God, angel ... Old Greek, and its use, Yiddish. ...

Arke enlightened, exalted, ...Arke's origin is Hebrew, and its use, Yiddish. ...

Arn eagle ruler; enlightened, ...Arn is primarily used in Yiddish and English ...

Atira prayer ...Atira is a Hebrew and Yiddish name of Hebrew origin ...

Avram father of a multitude; ... Romanian, Slavic, and Yiddish languages. ...

Avrom father of a multitude ...Avrom is a Yiddish name of Hebrew origin. ...

Avrum father of a multitude ... it is used mainly in Yiddish. ...

Benesh blessed ...Benesh is a Yiddish name of Latin origin. ...

Beynish blessed ...It is used largely in Hebrew and Yiddish. ...

Chatzkel God strengthens ... it is used largely in Yiddish. ...

Dawid beloved, favorite, darling, friend ...It is used largely in Polish and Yiddish. ...

Dovid beloved, favorite, darling, friend ... is used mainly in the Yiddish language. ...

Dowid beloved, favorite, darling, friend ... is mainly used in the Yiddish language and its ...

Dudel beloved, favorite, darling, friend ...Dudel is a Yiddish name of Hebrew origin. ...

Eli Popularity Trend of Eli
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 100 100 height, ascension; God is salvation; my God is Yahweh; God is help, God is my helper; God has helped ...


Popularity Trend
for Yiddish Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Yiddish Names
in 2006