Hebrew Boy Names
Showing 50
of 2,910 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke | God strengthens / God will strengthen | Hebrew | Boy | 3,720 #101 | |
| Elisha | My God is salvation | Hebrew | Boy | 3,696 #102 | |
| Mathew | Gift of God | Hebrew | Boy | 3,575 #103 | |
| Elie | "My God" (or "My God is Yahweh" when derived from Elijah) | Hebrew | Boy | 3,520 #104 | |
| Elya | My God is Yahweh / Yahweh is God | Hebrew | Boy | 3,393 #105 | |
| Sami | Arabic: 'elevated, sublime, exalted'. As a diminutive of Samuel: related to 'heard by God'. | Arabic, English, Finnish, Hebrew, Scandinavian | Boy | 3,374 #106 | |
| Eliam | God is my nation | Hebrew | Boy | 3,316 #107 | |
| Joe | God will increase; God will add | Hebrew | Boy | 3,308 #108 | |
| Carmelo | Garden; 'vineyard' or 'garden of God' | Hebrew | Boy | 3,238 #109 | |
| Yehuda | Praised; "he who is praised"; thanksgiving | Hebrew | Boy | 3,093 #110 | |
| Enoch | Dedicated, consecrated; initiated | Hebrew | Boy | 2,978 #111 | |
| Avi | My father (literal Hebrew meaning) | Hebrew | Boy | 2,950 #112 | |
| Eliseo | God is salvation (My God is salvation) | Hebrew | Boy | 2,902 #113 | |
| Jon | Short form of John/Jonathan - "God is gracious" / "Yahweh has given" | Hebrew | Boy | 2,818 #114 | |
| Mordechai | Possibly "man of Marduk" or "servant/follower of Marduk"; sometimes interpreted as "warrior" | Hebrew | Boy | 2,797 #115 | |
| Eliel | My God is God | Hebrew | Boy | 2,776 #116 | |
| Jakob | Supplanter; 'holder of the heel' or 'one who follows' | Hebrew | Boy | 2,764 #117 | |
| Zack | Diminutive of Zachary/Zachariah - 'Yahweh has remembered.' | Hebrew | Boy | 2,687 #118 | |
| Jesiah | Derived from the Hebrew meaning "Yahweh is salvation" (related to Isaiah). | Hebrew | Boy | 2,617 #119 | |
| Yahir | He will enlighten; brings light | Hebrew | Boy | 2,580 #120 | |
| Elyas | My God is Yahweh (the Lord is my God) | Hebrew, Persian | Boy | 2,554 #121 | |
| Azrael | 'Whom God helps' / 'Help of God' | Arabic, Hebrew | Boy | 2,465 #122 | |
| Azriel | God is my help | Hebrew | Boy | 2,437 #123 | |
| Cain | Traditionally 'acquired' or 'possessed' (from Hebrew qānâ); exact etymology uncertain. | Hebrew | Boy | 2,414 #124 | |
| Shimon | He has heard | Hebrew | Boy | 2,385 #125 | |
| Canaan | Name of the biblical land of Canaan; commonly rendered 'lowlands' | Hebrew | Boy | 2,384 #126 | |
| Samy | From Samuel: 'God has heard'; from Arabic Sāmi: 'elevated, sublime, lofty' | English, Hebrew | Boy | 2,365 #127 | |
| Shmuel | God has heard | Hebrew | Boy | 2,309 #128 | |
| Menachem | Comforter, consoler | Hebrew | Boy | 2,285 #129 | |
| Meir | One who gives light; illuminates | Hebrew | Boy | 2,279 #130 | |
| Ephraim | Fruitful; 'God will make me fruitful.' | Hebrew | Boy | 2,274 #131 | |
| Ezrah | Help, helper | Hebrew | Boy | 2,261 #132 | |
| Jericho | “city of the moon” (traditional); possibly “fragrant” or “place of fragrance” | Hebrew | Boy | 2,226 #133 | |
| Djibril | God is my strength | Arabic, French, Hebrew | Boy | 2,191 #134 | |
| Mathieu | Gift of God | Hebrew | Boy | 2,190 #135 | |
| Jeremias | Yahweh will exalt | Hebrew | Boy | 2,179 #136 | |
| Eliezer | God is my help | Hebrew | Boy | 2,176 #137 | |
| Mikael | Rhetorical question meaning 'Who is like God?' (affirming God's uniqueness) | Hebrew | Boy | 2,155 #138 | |
| Kenan | Possession, 'acquired' (from Hebrew qānâh 'to acquire') | Hebrew | Boy | 2,142 #139 | |
| Jairo | He will enlighten / he will shine | Hebrew | Boy | 2,139 #140 | |
| Mike | Who is like God? | Hebrew | Boy | 2,122 #141 | |
| Avraham | Father of many; father of a multitude | Hebrew | Boy | 1,976 #142 | |
| Lev | Hebrew: 'heart'; Slavic/Latin: 'lion'. | Hebrew, Slavic | Boy | 1,965 #143 | |
| Elon | Oak, oak tree | Hebrew | Boy | 1,949 #144 | |
| Abner | From Hebrew av (father) + ner (light/lamplight) - "father of light". | Hebrew | Boy | 1,919 #145 | |
| Jair | He will enlighten; he shines | Hebrew | Boy | 1,903 #146 | |
| Danilo | God is my judge | Hebrew | Boy | 1,797 #147 | |
| Boaz | “In him is strength” - strong, swift | Hebrew | Boy | 1,790 #148 | |
| Benny | From Benjamin: "son of the right hand"; sometimes linked to Benedict: "blessed" | Hebrew | Boy | 1,729 #149 | |
| Nazir | Arabic: 'supervisor/overseer' (and related forms 'warner'); Hebrew: 'consecrated' (Nazirite) | Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu | Boy | 1,713 #150 |
Hebrew Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Hebrew-origin name in our dataset.
2,910
Names in this origin
68
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
659,611
Peak year 2000