Most Popular Names in Hebrew

The Israeli bureau of statistics announced the most popular names in Israel for 2010, showing some biblical baby names are still in fashion, not only within the religious community.

Below is the list of the 20 most popular baby names in Israel for 2010 /2011 and I marked the names with biblical origins.

Top 20 boy names in Israel

  1. Noam
  2. Itay (Pronounced EE-tt-aa-i)
  3. Uri (Biblical origins, pronounced OO-rr-ee)
  4. Daniel (Biblical origins)
  5. David (Biblical origins)
  6. Yehonathan (biblical origins, meaning “God gave”)
  7. Joseph (Biblical origins)
  8. Ido (Pronounced EE-dd-oo)
  9. Moses (Biblical origins)
  10. Ariel (Biblical origins)
  11. Yair (Pronounced Y-a-ee-r)
  12. Yonatan (Biblical origins)
  13. Abraham (Biblical origins)
  14. Itamar (Biblical origins)
  15. Guy
  16. Yehuda ((Biblical origins)
  17. Nehorai (Not a biblical name, taken from the Mishna as explained here)
  18. Israel (Biblical origins)
  19. Amit
  20. Omer

Top 20 boy names in Israel

  1. Noa (Biblical origins)
  2. Shira
  3. Maya
  4. Tamar (Biblical origins)
  5. Yael (Biblical origins)
  6. Talya
  7. Sara (Biblical origins)
  8. Hila / Helah (Biblical origins)
  9. Noya
  10. Michal (Biblical origins)
  11. Maayan (Biblical origins)
  12. Ron (Biblical origins)
  13. Rivka (Biblical origins)
  14. Adi
  15. Leeann
  16. Ella (Biblical origins)
  17. Rachel (Biblical origins)
  18. Hodaya
  19. Avigial (Biblical origins)
  20. Lia
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