| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathieu | Gift of God | Hebrew | Boy | 2,190 #251 | |
| Seraphina | Fiery, ardent; associated with the seraphim (angelic ‘burning’ beings) | Hebrew | Girl | 2,184 #252 | |
| Jeremias | Yahweh will exalt | Hebrew | Boy | 2,179 #253 | |
| Eliezer | God is my help | Hebrew | Boy | 2,176 #254 | |
| Ann | Grace; favor | Hebrew | Girl | 2,174 #255 | |
| Zyon | Biblical place name (Mount Zion) meaning 'highest point' or 'fortress', associated with Jerusalem | Hebrew | Unisex | 2,166 #256 | |
| Mikael | Rhetorical question meaning 'Who is like God?' (affirming God's uniqueness) | Hebrew | Boy | 2,155 #257 | |
| Kenan | Possession, 'acquired' (from Hebrew qānâh 'to acquire') | Hebrew | Boy | 2,142 #258 | |
| Micaela | Who is like God? | Hebrew | Girl | 2,133 #259 | |
| Sharon | Plain | English, Hebrew | Girl | 2,130 #260 | |
| Mike | Who is like God? | Hebrew | Boy | 2,122 #261 | |
| Amia | Commonly taken to mean 'beloved' (via Amy/Aimée); sometimes associated with Hebrew roots interpreted as 'my people' or linked to the Basque place-name Amaya. | Basque, English, French, Hebrew, Latin, Spanish | Girl | 2,102 #262 | |
| Nahel | Arabic: from نَهَل/ناهل (nāhil) meaning 'one who drinks/quenches' or 'water‑drawer'; Hebrew: נחל (nahal) meaning 'stream, brook'. | Arabic, Hebrew | Boy | 2,053 #263 | |
| Mika | Varies by origin: from Hebrew 'Who is like God?' (Michael); in Japanese depends on kanji, often meanings like 'beautiful fragrance', 'beautiful increase', or similar | Finnish, Hebrew, Japanese, Scandinavian | Unisex | 2,028 #264 | |
| Shai | Gift | Hebrew | Unisex | 2,001 #265 | |
| Naomie | Pleasantness, delight | Hebrew | Girl | 1,993 #266 | |
| Avraham | Father of many; father of a multitude | Hebrew | Boy | 1,976 #267 | |
| Lev | Hebrew: 'heart'; Slavic/Latin: 'lion'. | Hebrew, Slavic | Boy | 1,965 #268 | |
| Moriah | From Mount Moriah; commonly interpreted as 'chosen by God' or reflecting God's presence/seeing (interpretations vary). | Hebrew | Girl | 1,950 #269 | |
| Elon | Oak, oak tree | Hebrew | Boy | 1,949 #270 | |
| Abner | From Hebrew av (father) + ner (light/lamplight) - "father of light". | Hebrew | Boy | 1,919 #271 | |
| Izia | Varies by root: from Isabella/Izabela - 'pledged to God'; from Isaiah/Isiah - 'Yahweh is salvation' | Hebrew, Polish | Girl | 1,912 #272 | |
| Betty | God is my oath; pledged to God | Hebrew | Girl | 1,901 #273 | |
| Ela | Turkish: 'hazel' (hazel-eyed); Hebrew: 'terebinth' or 'oak' (Elah); also used as a pet form of Elizabeth/Eleanor. | Hebrew, Slavic, Turkish | Girl | 1,890 #274 | |
| Elissa | God is my oath (from Hebrew); also linked to the legendary Phoenician queen Dido | Hebrew | Girl | 1,886 #275 | |
| Raphaelle | God has healed | Hebrew | Girl | 1,886 #276 | |
| Reya | Multiple possible meanings depending on origin: from Sanskrit 'Riya' meaning 'singer' or 'grace'; from Hebrew 'Raya' meaning 'friend/companion'; or related to Greek 'Rhea' (associated with 'flowing' or the mother of gods). | Arabic, English, Greek, Hebrew, Indian, Spanish | Girl | 1,884 #277 | |
| Ruthie | Friend; companion | Hebrew | Girl | 1,869 #278 | |
| Gitty | Originally a Yiddish diminutive of Gittel meaning “good”; in Persian (Giti/Gitty) means “world, universe”; sometimes linked to Hebrew Gitit (related to gat, 'winepress'). | Hebrew | Girl | 1,798 #279 | |
| Danilo | God is my judge | Hebrew | Boy | 1,797 #280 | |
| Boaz | “In him is strength” - strong, swift | Hebrew | Boy | 1,790 #281 | |
| Nyra | Varies by origin; commonly rendered as 'beloved/beautiful' (Indian) or linked to Hebrew 'plowed field'; often used as a modern name without a single fixed meaning | Hebrew, Hindi | Girl | 1,777 #282 | |
| Rebeca | To bind or tie; often interpreted as 'captivating' | Hebrew | Girl | 1,776 #283 | |
| Laya | Rhythm, tempo, musical pulse; also 'absorption' or 'dissolution' in Sanskrit. | Arabic, Catalan, Hebrew, Sanskrit, Spanish | Girl | 1,760 #284 | |
| Jubilee | Celebration or jubilation; biblically the 'jubilee' year (originally 'ram's horn') | Hebrew | Girl | 1,758 #285 | |
| Benny | From Benjamin: "son of the right hand"; sometimes linked to Benedict: "blessed" | Hebrew | Boy | 1,729 #286 | |
| Nazir | Arabic: 'supervisor/overseer' (and related forms 'warner'); Hebrew: 'consecrated' (Nazirite) | Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu | Boy | 1,713 #287 | |
| Micheal | Who is like God? | Hebrew, Irish | Boy | 1,678 #288 | |
| Mayra | Often interpreted as 'illuminating' or 'giver of light' (from Hebrew Meira); also used as a variant of Maya/Myra/María. | English, Greek, Hebrew, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 1,675 #289 | |
| Immanuel | God is with us | Hebrew | Boy | 1,670 #290 | |
| Shia | Likely 'gift' (from Hebrew Shai); as a variant of Shea may carry Gaelic senses like 'admirable' or 'hawk-like'; Arabic association means 'follower' but is not a typical given-name meaning. | Hebrew, Irish | Unisex | 1,651 #291 | |
| Elly | A diminutive form of several names; commonly associated with meanings such as 'light' (from Helen/Ellen), 'God is my oath' (from Elizabeth), or 'God has answered' (from Eliana). | Dutch, English, Hebrew, Scandinavian | Girl | 1,648 #292 | |
| Neriah | Lamp of the Lord / Light of God | Hebrew | Boy | 1,645 #293 | |
| Jakobe | Supplanter; 'heel-grabber' (derived from Jacob/Ya'akov) | Hebrew | Boy | 1,640 #294 | |
| Liah | Variant of Leah, commonly interpreted as "weary" or rendered more gently as "delicate" or "tender" | Hebrew | Girl | 1,630 #295 | |
| Armoni | Of the palace / palace dweller (from Hebrew 'armon' = palace) | Hebrew | Unisex | 1,582 #296 | |
| Evy | Life, living | Hebrew | Girl | 1,573 #297 | |
| Josias | Yahweh (God) heals | Hebrew | Boy | 1,569 #298 | |
| Susanna | Lily | Egyptian, Greek, Hebrew, Latin | Girl | 1,541 #299 | |
| Liz | Derived from Elizabeth: 'God is my oath' | Hebrew | Girl | 1,540 #300 |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Hebrew-origin name in our dataset.
