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Hebrew Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Seraf “Burning one; fiery” - associated with the seraphim, a class of angels Hebrew Boy
Seraphin From Hebrew seraphim, 'burning ones' or 'fiery ones' - interpreted as 'burning one' or 'ardent'; associated with a high order of angels. Hebrew Boy
Sersaiah Likely "Yahweh is ruler" or "the Lord is prince" (contains the Hebrew element -iah/Yahweh). Hebrew Boy
Setan Adversary; accuser; the devil - a title for an opposing or evil being Hebrew Boy
Sett Appointed, placed (from the Hebrew name Seth) Hebrew Boy
Seymeon He has heard; God has heard Biblical, Hebrew Boy
Sh'mueli Diminutive of Shmuel/Samuel - 'God has heard' (often rendered 'my God has heard') Hebrew Boy
Sha'uli Asked for; prayed for (derived from Sha'ul/Saul) Hebrew Boy
Sha-Ul Asked for; asked of God Hebrew Boy
Shaalbonite Demonym: an inhabitant or man from Shaalbón (a town mentioned in the Hebrew Bible) Hebrew Boy
Shabat Sabbath; day of rest Hebrew Boy
Shabtai Born on the Sabbath (Saturday); also associated with the planet Saturn. Hebrew Boy
Shachar Dawn; morning Hebrew Boy
Shachor Black Hebrew Boy
Shafan From Hebrew שָׁפָן (shafan), meaning a hyrax/rock badger (coney), an animal mentioned in the Bible Hebrew Boy
Shafir Beautiful, good, fair Hebrew Boy
Shaham Onyx; precious gemstone Hebrew Boy
Shaike Diminutive of 'Shai' (Hebrew for 'gift'), roughly 'little gift' or 'gifted one'. Hebrew Boy
Shaiman Uncertain/multi-origin. In Hebrew contexts it can be interpreted as 'Shai' (gift) + 'man' → 'gifted man'; in South Asian contexts it may be a variant related to 'Shyam' (dark/blue, associated with Krishna); in Arabic it appears as a variant spelling with connotations of being fortunate or auspicious. Overall sense: 'gifted/fortunate man.' Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Sanskrit Boy
Shainul Uncertain - possibly 'beautiful' or 'handsome' (from Yiddish/Hebrew 'shein') or a South Asian compound; sometimes conflated with names like 'Shahin' ('falcon'). Hebrew Boy
Shalah Possibly "sent" or "petition/request" (exact meaning uncertain) Hebrew Boy
Shalim Dusk; peace, wholeness Hebrew Boy
Shallum From Hebrew shalam: 'recompense/retribution', also related to 'peace' or 'wholeness' Hebrew Boy
Shaltiel Asked of God Hebrew Boy
Shalum From the Hebrew root sh-l-m meaning 'to be whole/complete'; commonly rendered as 'recompense' or 'restitution' and related to the concept of peace. Hebrew Boy
Shamariah Yahweh has guarded / God has protected Hebrew Boy
Shamaryah God has heard / heard by Yahweh Hebrew Boy
Shamier Thorn; flint English, Hebrew Boy
Shamis Likely 'supplanter' if from Seamus/James; alternatively connected to Sham/Shamash meaning regional (from the Levant), 'servant' or the sun in Hebrew/ancient contexts. Arabic, Hebrew, Irish Boy
Shammai Unclear; possibly 'he who hears' or related to 'heaven' - exact etymology uncertain. Hebrew Boy
Shammaiah God has heard / heard by Yahweh Hebrew Boy
Shammaiyah God has heard (Yahweh has heard) Hebrew Boy
Shammua Heard, hearing (from the Hebrew root sh‑m‑ʿ, 'to hear') Hebrew Boy
Shamua God has heard / heard by God Hebrew Boy
Shaphat Judge; he judged Hebrew Boy
Shaphath He judged; judgment Hebrew Boy
Shaphathiah Yahweh has judged (judged by the Lord) Hebrew Boy
Sheberiah Likely "Yahweh has broken" or "break of Yahweh" - from Hebrew root שבר (sh-b-r, "to break") + the theophoric element -iah (Yahweh); exact meaning uncertain. Hebrew Boy
Shechaniah Yahweh dwells / God is present Hebrew Boy
Shedrack Biblical name of uncertain origin; often rendered as relating to the Babylonian deity Aku (e.g., 'of/for Aku' or 'command of Aku'); associated with the Hebrew youth Hananiah. Biblical, Hebrew Boy
Shekaniah Yahweh dwells Hebrew Boy
Shekhem Shoulder; ridge - name of an ancient Canaanite/Israelite city Hebrew Boy
Shel Shelf valley English, French, Hebrew, Old English Boy
Shelome Peace; peaceful (related to the Hebrew word for peace) Hebrew Boy
Shelomo Peace; 'man of peace' Hebrew Boy
Shelummiel Peace of God Hebrew Boy
Shemaiyah God has heard Hebrew Boy
Shemaryah God has heard Hebrew Boy
Shemer Guardian; watchman; one who guards or preserves Hebrew Boy
Shemesh Sun 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