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Names in Hebrew

NameCurrent Rank
Aaron

high mountain

12126
Abel

breath

11077
Abidan

my father is judge

9786
Abiel

God is my father

1496
Abigail

my father's joy

32
Abijah

God is my father

6819
Abiram

N/A

unranked
Abishai

my father is a gift

4306
Abner

father of light.

837
Abraham

father of multitudes

204
Absalom

father of peace

7735
Adah

ornament

2049
Adam

man

11079
Adara

beloved, dear one

1041
Adena

slender, delicate

15275
Adir

majestic, noble

4058
Agam

lake

8931
Aharon

N/A

1847
Ahava

love

5289
Ahuva

beloved

1845
Akiba

to protect, shelter

unranked
Akiva

to protect, shelter

1518
Aliza

joyful

659
Alona

little rock, or harmony, concord

3212
Alphaeus

N/A

12384
Amichai

N/A

7249
Amitai

my truth

10985
Amittai

N/A

unranked
Amnon

N/A

unranked
Amos

carried by God

697
Amram

exalted nation

7762
Anael

the grace of God

6935
Arbel

N/A

13600
Arieh

lion

9952
Ariel

lion of God

511
Arik

N/A

3266
Arye

lion

6193
Aryeh

lion

1317
Asa

healer; born in the morning

474
Asaph

collector

3687
Asenath

devoted to the goddess Neith

8981
Asher

happy, blessed

20
Atalia

the Lord is exalted

2746
Atara

crown

3384
Atarah

crown

2794
Athaliah

God is exalted

2657
Avi

father

842
Avia

bird; God is my father

2575
Avidan

N/A

9983
Aviel

N/A

15568
Avigail

my father is joyful

2504
Aviram

N/A

9037
Avishai

my father is a gift

7277
Avital

N/A

7996
Aviv

springtime, freshness, youth

6949
Aviva

springlike, fresh, dewy

1800
Aviya

God is my father

6402
Avner

N/A

5909
Avraham

father of many

1026
Avram

N/A

7788
Avshalom

N/A

unranked
Ayal

stag, gazelle

unranked
Ayala

doe, gazelle

3168
Ayelet

deer, gazelle

5027
Azaria

N/A

9050
Azariah

helped by God

650
Baruch

blessed

2257
Batel

daughter of God

unranked
Bathsheba

daughter of an oath

13700
Batsheva

N/A

2097
Batya

daughter of God

4895
Benaiah

built by God

1278
Benjamin

Son of the right hand

13689
Binyamin

N/A

2307
Bithiah

N/A

6186
Boaz

bounty

1015
Bracha

blessing

2009
Carmel

garden

11133
Chaim

life

694
Chana

Grace

673
Chanah

N/A

15656
Chava

life

1415
Chaya

life

599
Chayim

N/A

8372
Dafna

laurel

unranked
Dalit

N/A

unranked
Dalya

N/A

9671
Daniel

God is my judge

10441
Daniela

N/A

12679
Dar

N/A

unranked
David

beloved

12438
Deborah

bee

852
Dekel

N/A

unranked
Devora

N/A

2133
Devorah

bee

1416
Dinah

God will judge

3895
Dor

generation

11459
Dori

N/A

8554
Doron

gift

12759
Dov

bear

1403
Dvora

N/A

unranked
Dvorah

N/A

15879
Edan

little fire; era

15819
Eden

place of pleasure, delight

466
Edna

rejuvenation, delight

2054
Efraim

N/A

2236
Efrat

fruitful place

12479
Ehud

N/A

unranked
Eilon

oak tree

12792
Eitan

N/A

1121
Eithan

strong, firm

227
Elah

oak tree; bright, shining light

7314
Elazar

N/A

4588
Elchanan

God is gracious

12752
Eldad

N/A

unranked
Eleazar

God helps

1148
Elhanan

N/A

12757
Eli

ascended; my God

92
Eliab

God is father

2445
Eliav

God is my father

7358
Eliezer

God is my help

1021
Elijah

Yahweh is God

5044
Elior

My God is my light

3815
Eliora

the Lord is my light

1307
Elisha

God is my salvation

2038
Elisheva

pledged to God

2386
Eliya

N/A

4297
Eliyahu

Jehovah is God

1258
Elizabeth

God is my oath

12802
Elkan

God has purchased

12823
Elkanah

N/A

10156
Elon

oak tree

1259
Elroi

N/A

3817
Emmanuel

God is with us

181
Ephraim

fruitful, fertile, productive

979
Eran

watchful; vigilant

11287
Erez

cedar

9222
Esau

hairy

3055
Ester

star

unranked
Esther

star

131
Ethan

strong, firm

10498
Eve

life

569
Eyal

strength, might

6940
Eytan

N/A

6248
Ezra

help

705
Gabriel

God is my strength

5482
Gai

N/A

unranked
Gaia

earth mother; rejoicing

1147
Gali

wave

9762
Galia

N/A

3710
Galit

wave

10515
Gavriel

God is my strength

1762
Gaya

N/A

10516
Gefen

N/A

12842
Gideon

hewer; or, having a stump for a hand

10607
Gidon

N/A

12849
Gila

joy of the Lord

10520
Gilad

N/A

unranked
Gilead

hill of testimony, heap of stones

9261
Gili

my joy

16056
Goliath

exile

11356
Hadar

ornament, glory, respect

14117
Hadas

N/A

11547
Hadasa

N/A

5051
Hadassa

N/A

1604
Hadassah

myrtle tree

532
Hagar

flight or forsaken

unranked
Haim

N/A

9270
Hallel

praise

9120
Hannah

grace

10128
Harel

mountain of God

11322
Hava

N/A

12601
Hila

halo; hope

7025
Hili

she is mine

unranked
Hillel

greatly praised

3284
Idan

era, time

4107
Iddo

N/A

unranked
Ido

to evaporate and to be mighty

7937
Ilai

N/A

4606
Ilan

tree

1444
Ilana

oak tree

2463
Immanuel

N/A

1208
Imri

N/A

unranked
Inbal

N/A

unranked
Inbar

amber

unranked
Irit

asphodel flower

unranked
Isaac

he will laugh

14107
Ishmael

God will hear

1498
Itamar

date palm island

11433
Ittai

N/A

12987
Itzhak

N/A

unranked
Jachin

he establishes

11443
Jacob

supplanter

41
Jesus

the Lord is salvation

14183
Jezebel

not exalted

14200
Job

persecuted

2318
Joseph

God will increase

32
Judah

praised

3772
Karmel

N/A

unranked
Kelila

laurel, crown

16427
Keren

strength, power, ram's horn, ray of light

2174
Kfir

N/A

unranked
Kinneret

N/A

unranked
Lavi

lion; ancestor's relic

4633
Lea

meadow; weary

834
Leah

weary

11658
Leanne

N/A

2702
Levi

joined, attached

2614
Liat

you are mine

10701
Libi

my heart

6049
Liel

my God

4418
Lihi

N/A

unranked
Lior

I have a light

5216
Liora

light

1638
Liron

song for me

13402
Lital

N/A

12969
Lot

N/A

unranked
Maayan

spring of water

6523
Malachi

my messenger

14551
Malka

queen

986
Manasseh

N/A

3847
Maor

a light

unranked
Mara

bitter

588
Margalit

pearl

8737
Mary

drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

132
Matan

gift

4377
Mattan

gift

unranked
Matthew

gift of God

33
Maytal

dew drop

10858
Meir

bringer of light

916
Meira

N/A

2675
Meital

dew drop

12965
Melech

N/A

11764
Menachem

the comforter

1063
Menashe

causing to forget

4809
Merav

N/A

unranked
Meshulam

N/A

13587
Meyer

landlord, farmer; bringer of light

1825
Micah

who is like God?

841
Michael

who is like God?

7450
Michaela

who is like God

743
Mikhael

N/A

2928
Miri

N/A

3613
Miriam

drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

251
Miryam

N/A

6070
Mor

N/A

unranked
Moran

N/A

unranked
Mordecai

follower of Marduk

2046
Mordechai

follower of Marduk

966
Moria

N/A

13004
Moriah

the Lord is my teacher

1212
Moses

delivered from the water

505
Moshe

N/A

491
Naama

N/A

11796
Naamah

sweetness, grace, beauty

10794
Nachman

N/A

4273
Nachum

comforter

7559
Nadav

generous

6689
Naftali

N/A

2066
Nahal

N/A

16912
Nahum

comfort

2269
Naphtali

wrestling, struggling

11866
Natan

given

2491
Nathan

gift from God

62
Nathanael

N/A

674
Nava

pretty, pleasant, desirable

2677
Nechama

comfort

1571
Nehorai

N/A

unranked
Neria

N/A

unranked
Neriah

light of Jehovah

830
Neta

plant

16936
Netanel

gift of God

6351
Rachel

ewe

unranked
Raguel

N/A

unranked
Ruth

compassionate friend

172
Samuel

heard by God

13186
Sarah

princess

95
Saul

prayed for

unranked
Solomon

peace

417
Tamar

date palm tree

2374
Terah

N/A

unranked
Uriah

God is my light

654
Yaakov

supplanting

978
Yahweh

N/A

4547
Yaron

he will sing

14108
Yitzhak

N/A

14156
Zilpah

N/A

unranked