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Hebrew Boy Names

Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Shemi From Hebrew 'shem' meaning 'name' - literally 'my name' or 'of the name'; often a pet form of names like Shemuel/Samuel or Shimeon/Shimon. Hebrew Boy
Shemu'el God has heard / Heard by God Hebrew Boy
Shemua Derived from the Hebrew root שׁמַע (shama'), meaning 'heard' or 'hearing'. Hebrew Boy
Shepiah Yahweh has judged Hebrew Boy
Sherebyah Possibly "Yahweh restores" / "the Lord restores" (interpretation uncertain) Hebrew Boy
Shevach Praise; song of praise Hebrew Boy
Shim Hebrew: related to 'shem' meaning 'name'; Korean: a surname often derived from the Chinese character 沈 meaning 'deep' or 'to sink'. Hebrew, Korean Boy
Shimaiah God has heard Hebrew Boy
Shimi Diminutive/nickname of Shimon (Simon) - 'he has heard' / 'God has heard' Hebrew Boy
Shlomi "My peace" or "peaceful" (from shalom, "peace") Hebrew Boy
Shlomoh Peace; peaceful; 'man of peace' Hebrew Boy
Shmuley Diminutive of Shmuel (Samuel); 'God has heard' / 'heard by God'. Hebrew Boy
Sholomo Peaceful / peace Hebrew Boy
Shomir Guardian, watchman; protector (from the Hebrew root שׁמר 'to guard') Hebrew Boy
Shomre Guardian; keeper; watchman Hebrew Boy
Shomri Guardian; watchman; keeper (from Hebrew root ש-מ-ר 'to guard, keep') Hebrew Boy
Shoval Trail, track, or wake; literally 'tail' or 'one who leaves a trail' Hebrew Boy
Shuki In Hebrew typically a pet form/nickname (no independent meaning); in Arabic derived from 'shukr' meaning 'thankful, grateful'. Hebrew Boy
Shulom Peace Hebrew Boy
Siemion He has heard / God has heard Hebrew Boy
Sikem From Hebrew meaning "shoulder" or "ridge"; name of an ancient town Hebrew Boy
Simcha Bunam Simcha = "joy"; Bunam/Bunim = a traditional Yiddish personal name of uncertain exact meaning (often treated as an affectionate or aramaic/Hebrew-influenced form). Together a traditional Jewish male double name. Hebrew Boy
Simcha Bunem Simcha = 'joy'; Bunem = a Yiddish masculine personal name of uncertain etymology; together the compound conveys a sense of joy (associated with the bearer Bunem). Hebrew Boy
Simcha Bunim Alter Simcha = "joy"; Bunim = a Yiddish male name often understood as related to ‘son’ or ‘blessed’; Alter = an epithet meaning ‘old’ or ‘elder'. Combined as a traditional Ashkenazi Jewish male name. Hebrew Boy
Simcha Bunimovich Simcha: 'joy' or 'gladness'. Bunimovich: Slavic patronymic 'son of Bunim' (Bunim is a Yiddish male name). Hebrew Boy
Simche Joy, happiness Hebrew Boy
Simen God has heard Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Norwegian Boy
Simeon He has heard Greek, Hebrew Boy
Simeone God has heard Hebrew Boy
Simhah Joy, gladness Hebrew Boy
Simion He has heard / one who hears Hebrew Boy
Simons Derived from Simon ('he has heard' / 'God has heard'); as 'Simons' often denotes 'son of Simon'. Hebrew Boy
Simu He has heard Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Romanian Boy
Simun He has heard / God has heard Croatian, Hebrew, Latin Boy
Simyon God has heard Hebrew Boy
Sjon Yahweh has been gracious Dutch, Hebrew Boy
Sophonias Yahweh has hidden / protected by God Hebrew Boy
Suso Yahweh is salvation Galician, Hebrew, Spanish Boy
Szmul God has heard Hebrew Boy
Tair Often from Arabic ṭāhir 'pure' or from Arabic ṭayr 'bird'; in Hebrew (Tair) commonly associated with 'bird'. Arabic, Hebrew, Persian Boy
Tamire Likely derived from Hebrew tamir - 'tall' or 'palm tree'. Ethiopian usages may carry different local meanings. Hebrew Boy
Tanoor Literally 'oven' or 'clay oven' (as in tandoor) Arabic, Hebrew Boy
Tapuach Apple (the fruit) Hebrew Boy
Tevi Derived from Hebrew Toviyah/Tuvia - 'God is good' (related to tov, 'good') Hebrew Boy
Teviah God is good / Yahweh is good Hebrew Boy
Tevie God is good Hebrew Boy
Thieu Gift of Yahweh; inherit Chinese, Dutch, Hebrew, Vietnamese Boy
tirras Uncertain - historically the name of a son of Japheth and sometimes associated with the Thracian peoples. Hebrew Boy
Tivya God is good Hebrew Boy
Tobijas God (Yahweh) is good 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