Hebrew Boy Names
Showing 50
of 2,910 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