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Hebrew Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Jarone To sing; to rejoice; joyful Hebrew Boy
jarrad 'to descend' or 'he who descends' Hebrew Boy
Jarryd He who descends; 'descent' Hebrew Boy
Jarus God will enlighten; he will awaken Hebrew Boy
Jasael Likely from Hebrew elements yasha (to save) + -el (God): 'God will save' / 'God has saved'. Hebrew Boy
Jashub He will return / he returns Hebrew Boy
Jav A short form or diminutive of names like Javier (Basque: 'new house') or Javan (Hebrew: 'Greece'). English, Hebrew, Spanish Boy
Javeel No widely established meaning. May be an invented form; if derived from Gabriel/Jabril roots, any associated meaning (e.g., 'God is my strength' or 'God will increase') would be speculative. Hebrew Boy
Jaykobb Supplanter; 'holder of the heel' (traditional meaning of Jacob) Hebrew Boy
Jaywan Likely 'young' (from Arabic/Urdu jawaan) or a modern coinage blending 'Jay' + 'wan'; sometimes associated with the biblical name Javan. Arabic, English, Hebrew, Urdu Boy
jaziel Likely derived from Hebrew elements, commonly interpreted as “God hears” or “God is my strength” Hebrew Boy
Jeames Supplanter; holder of the heel Hebrew Boy
Jearim Forests; (biblical) town of woods Hebrew Boy
Jebadia Beloved of the Lord / beloved by God Hebrew Boy
Jebedaiah Beloved of the Lord Hebrew Boy
Jebidya Beloved of the Lord Hebrew Boy
Jebin Possibly 'forehead' (Persian/Arabic) or a form of the biblical name Jabin; exact meaning varies by origin. Arabic, English, Hebrew, Persian Boy
Jebodiah Likely 'beloved of the Lord' (rare/modern variant of Jedidiah) Hebrew Boy
Jebrael God is my strength Hebrew Boy
Jebydiah Beloved of the Lord Hebrew Boy
Jebydyah Beloved of the Lord Hebrew Boy
Jeconiah Yahweh establishes Hebrew Boy
Jedayah Beloved of the Lord (beloved by God) Hebrew Boy
Jeddediah Beloved of the Lord; 'friend of God' Hebrew Boy
Jededia Beloved of the Lord Hebrew Boy
Jedidijah Beloved of the Lord Hebrew Boy
Jedidja Beloved (of the Lord) Hebrew Boy
Jedidya Beloved of the Lord (beloved by God) Hebrew Boy
jegudiel God is praised Hebrew Boy
Jehoaddin Likely a theophoric name meaning something like 'Yahweh is just' or 'Yahweh has given' - exact sense of the second element (‑addin) is uncertain Hebrew Boy
Jehoahaz Yahweh has grasped / Yahweh has held Hebrew Boy
Jehoakim Yahweh establishes Hebrew Boy
Jehoiada Yahweh (the LORD) knows Hebrew Boy
Jehoiadah Yahweh knows / known by the Lord Hebrew Boy
Jehoiakim Yahweh raises / YHWH establishes Hebrew Boy
Jehoichin Yahweh will establish Hebrew Boy
Jehoram Yahweh is exalted Hebrew Boy
Jehosaphat Yahweh has judged Hebrew Boy
Jehoshua Yahweh is salvation Hebrew Boy
Jehuda Praised; thankful Hebrew Boy
Jehudah Praised; thankful Hebrew Boy
Jehudi Member of the tribe of Judah; 'Jew' or 'from Judah' (from Yehudah, meaning 'praised') Hebrew Boy
Jehudiel Praise of God / God is praised Hebrew Boy
Jeiel May God live / God lives (contains the element “El” for God) Hebrew Boy
Jekamiah Yahweh establishes; God will raise or establish Hebrew Boy
Jemmiah Yahweh will uplift (God will exalt) Hebrew Boy
Jephtah He opens; traditionally interpreted as "whom God opens." Hebrew Boy
Jerachmiel May God have mercy / God will have compassion Hebrew Boy
Jeramee Yahweh will exalt (God will uplift) Hebrew Boy
jerami Appointed by God Hebrew Boy

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