Hebrew baby names
Hebrew names reached English through the Bible, first in Greek and Latin forms (John, Mary, James) and, after the Reformation, more directly (Hannah, Levi, Ezra). Many contain a name of God and work as short sentences: Michael is "who is like God?", Elijah "my God is Yahweh". Of the names we have researched, 336 are Hebrew, given to 525,998 US babies in 2025.
Rising Hebrew names
Biggest climbers in rank since 2020: Liora (#2,569 to #900), Romi (#2,076 to #818), Eliora (#2,070 to #914), Mariel (#1,971 to #893), Neriah (#1,601 to #762), Neythan (#3,115 to #926), Jireh (#2,783 to #881), Haziel (#2,121 to #795), Eitan (#1,926 to #921), Ozias (#1,607 to #708).
Hebrew girl names (156)
| Name | Meaning | Rank 2025 | Babies 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mia | pet form of Maria | #6 | 11,078 |
| Isabella | Latinate form of Isabel (Elizabeth) | #7 | 10,666 |
| Elizabeth | 'my God is an oath' | #17 | 6,760 |
| Gianna | feminine of Gianni (John) | #33 | 5,634 |
| Abigail | 'my father's joy' (traditional) | #41 | 4,941 |
| Eliana | Meaning disputed | #10 | 8,191 |
| Naomi | my pleasantness | #47 | 4,644 |
| Hannah | grace, favor | #56 | 3,973 |
| Leah | #58 | 3,880 | |
| Delilah | #51 | 4,137 | |
| Sadie | pet form of Sarah | #50 | 4,168 |
| Josephine | feminine of Joseph: God will add | #53 | 4,126 |
| Madelyn | woman of Magdala (via Madeline) | #71 | 3,362 |
| Eden | the Garden of Eden | #70 | 3,362 |
| Maria | #87 | 2,887 | |
| Anna | grace, favor | #107 | 2,521 |
| Sarah | princess, noblewoman | #90 | 2,710 |
| Gabriella | God is my strength (feminine of Gabriel) | #105 | 2,545 |
| Josie | pet form of Josephine | #82 | 3,021 |
| Eva | life, living (form of Eve) | #134 | 2,154 |
| Eliza | my God is an oath (short form of Elizabeth) | #115 | 2,370 |
| Brielle | short form of Gabrielle: God is my strength | #143 | 2,071 |
| Mary | #125 | 2,230 | |
| Isabelle | my God is an oath (French form of Isabel/Elizabeth) | #166 | 1,825 |
| Shiloh | #281 | 1,098 | |
| Elsie | pet form of Elizabeth (via Elspeth) | #123 | 2,236 |
| Ruth | #173 | 1,781 | |
| Ariel | lion of God | #356 | 851 |
| Ariella | lion of God (feminine of Ariel) | #174 | 1,756 |
| Molly | pet form of Mary | #196 | 1,601 |
| Lilah | #179 | 1,736 | |
| Annie | grace (pet form of Ann) | #182 | 1,690 |
| Zara | #212 | 1,432 | |
| Noa | #226 | 1,348 | |
| Rachel | ewe | #250 | 1,225 |
| Elise | my God is an oath (form of Elizabeth) | #223 | 1,367 |
| Miriam | #246 | 1,262 | |
| Jordyn | variant of Jordan (the river) | #371 | 826 |
| Lilith | #277 | 1,111 | |
| Jane | God is gracious (feminine of John) | #221 | 1,380 |
More: Daniela, Talia, Salem, Malia, Selah, Joanna, Rebecca, Briella, Madilyn, Mariah, Michelle, Annalise, Maryam, Elisa, Sarai, Anya, Makayla, Danielle, Jacqueline, Gabrielle, Eve, Jessica, Mariam, Ivanna, Mara, Hadassah, Anne, Chaya, Marie, Noemi, Abby, Davina, Michaela, Mikayla, Aliza, Dani, Galilea, Janelle, Rivka, Chana, Azaria, Belen, Johanna, Lea, Elyse, Joelle, Nyomi, Seraphina, Judith, Anika, Magdalena, Deborah, Giovanna, Jianna, Ruthie, Keziah, Madalyn, Simone, Nancy, Neriah, Lisa, Sarahi, Raquel, Elsa, Mariella, Susan, Betty, Romi, Marian, Lizbeth, Jana, Sally, Sharon, Dina, Mariel, Annette, Marlene, Anita, Eliora, Janie, Liora, Jackie, Judy, Tamara, Joni, Edna, Susie, Janet, Janice, Lizzie, Marla, Jaclyn, Betsy, Polly, Joanne, Juanita, Jeanette, Essie, Sammie, Rachelle, Beth, Debra, Jeanne, Becky, Debbie, Shana, Janine, Jeannie, Mamie, Reba, Beulah, Shawna, Bessie, Sue, Jeannine, Nannie.
Hebrew boy names (180)
| Name | Meaning | Rank 2025 | Babies 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noah | rest (Hebrew noaḥ) | #2 | 20,358 |
| James | English form of Jacob | #6 | 11,945 |
| Elijah | 'my God is Yahweh' | #7 | 11,111 |
| Mateo | 'gift of Yahweh' (via Matthew) | #8 | 11,045 |
| Benjamin | Meaning disputed | #11 | 9,762 |
| Levi | Origin uncertain | #12 | 9,642 |
| Daniel | 'God is my judge' | #22 | 8,085 |
| Michael | 'who is like God?' | #21 | 8,094 |
| Ezra | help | #20 | 8,126 |
| Samuel | Meaning disputed | #18 | 8,334 |
| Ethan | firm, enduring | #24 | 7,852 |
| Asher | happy, fortunate | #28 | 7,456 |
| John | 'God is gracious' (Hebrew Yohanan) | #23 | 8,027 |
| Joseph | 'God will add / increase' | #29 | 7,303 |
| David | beloved | #35 | 6,794 |
| Elias | 'my God is Yahweh' (via Elijah) | #13 | 8,837 |
| Matthew | gift of Yahweh | #32 | 7,003 |
| Jacob | heel (biblical explanation) | #43 | 6,152 |
| Gabriel | 'God is my strength / man of God' | #37 | 6,569 |
| Isaac | 'he laughs / will laugh' | #47 | 5,953 |
| Josiah | healed or supported by God | #54 | 5,509 |
| Caleb | dog (debated) | #58 | 5,217 |
| Ezekiel | God strengthens | #61 | 5,091 |
| Isaiah | God is salvation | #57 | 5,267 |
| Nathan | he (God) gave | #63 | 4,975 |
| Joshua | God is salvation | #66 | 4,773 |
| Aaron | #80 | 4,041 | |
| Ian | God is gracious (Scottish form of John) | #83 | 3,924 |
| Thiago | Portuguese form of James | #50 | 5,835 |
| Eli | ascent; height | #104 | 3,418 |
| Jordan | the Jordan River (perhaps 'flowing down') | #131 | 2,732 |
| Jonathan | God has given | #89 | 3,822 |
| Micah | who is like God? | #90 | 3,817 |
| Jeremiah | God exalts | #88 | 3,840 |
| Jose | God will add (Spanish form of Joseph) | #95 | 3,678 |
| Adam | man; earth | #101 | 3,501 |
| Adriel | #84 | 3,921 | |
| Giovanni | God is gracious (Italian form of John) | #123 | 2,939 |
| Jonah | dove | #128 | 2,828 |
| Evan | God is gracious (Welsh form of John) | #153 | 2,412 |
More: Zion, Elliot, Nathaniel, Juan, Jude, Malachi, Ivan, Jesus, Judah, Zachary, Emmanuel, Matias, Jesse, Messiah, Miguel, Abraham, Joel, Abel, Ellis, Rafael, Malakai, Ari, Simon, Israel, Cohen, Aziel, Eithan, Jeremy, Ismael, Tobias, Josue, Gideon, Joaquin, Ezequiel, Manuel, Azariah, Gianni, Mathias, Jared, Jamie, Ibrahim, Jake, Sean, Nehemiah, Solomon, Johnny, Asa, Isaias, Moshe, Adan, Uriel, Ruben, Eliam, Yusuf, Moses, Seth, Hezekiah, Samson, Moises, Saul, Zachariah, Shane, Jonas, Johan, Jaime, Danny, Musa, Ira, Sam, Azriel, Yosef, Joey, Uriah, Zakai, Chaim, Amos, Yael, Eliseo, Zeke, Abram, Abdiel, Azrael, Joan, Carmelo, Eliel, Nathanael, Elisha, Avi, Enoch, Noe, Misael, Yehuda, Jireh, Ben, Zamir, Jesiah, Jimmy, Yousef, Jedidiah, Yahir, Toby, Jericho, Zyon, Joe, Gian, Jeremias, Zechariah, Ozias, Zev, Benny, Yisroel, Asaiah, Matheo, Jairo, Abner, Shmuel, Mordechai, Meir, Boaz, Jean, Eliezer, Ephraim, Yitzchok, Shimon, Josias, Jakob, Jethro, Mike, Eitan, Haziel, Isiah, Neythan, Johnnie, Mickey, Dan, Jan, Dave, Jim, Jess, Jarrod.
How origins are assigned
Each name gets one origin: the language its meaning comes from, which is not always the language it reached English through. Mateo is Spanish in form but Hebrew in origin, so it is listed as Hebrew. The lists cover the roughly 2,000 most used names we have researched so far. Common meanings among Hebrew names: god, grace, names from places.