Hebrew Baby Names
Names of Hebrew origin — the largest single source of American given names. Most arrived through the Bible (Jacob, Elizabeth, Noah), and their literal meanings are unusually well documented.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Traditionally heel-holder or supplanter, through James | 316#858 | Down 149 rank positions in five years | 1977 | ||
Probably weary or grieved; alternative cow-related origin | 3,880#58 | Down 13 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Yahweh is salvation | 5,267#57 | Down 6 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Yahweh will exalt | 3,840#88 | Down 14 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
Possibly joined or attached | 9,642#12 | Up 6 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Descent | 804#396 | Down 28 rank positions in five years | 1998 | ||
My pleasantness in Hebrew; Japanese meanings vary with the characters | 4,644#47 | Up 5 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
My God is an oath, through Elizabeth | 2,236#123 | Up 110 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Possibly beloved, through Mary | 1,601#196 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 1991 | ||
God is gracious (Jean); possibly to behold (Jessica), gift or existence (Jesse) | 330#824 | Down 105 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Placed or appointed; separate Egyptian name of uncertain meaning | 505#581 | Down 149 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
Ascension in biblical Hebrew; my God in a separate Hebrew form | 3,418#104 | Down 44 rank positions in five years | 2012 | ||
Yahweh supports | 5,509#54 | Down 5 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
White phantom through Jennifer; God is gracious through Jane | 418#679 | Down 131 rank positions in five years | 1985 | ||
Uncertain Mary meaning in English; from Marius in the masculine tradition | 217#1,103 | Up 244 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
God is my strong man through Gabriel | 2,545#105 | Down 28 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
Descend; flow down, from the River Jordan | 503#584 | Down 147 rank positions in five years | 1997 | ||
My God is an oath | 1,746#177 | Down 20 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Blend of Maria and Magdalene; Magdalene means of Magdala | 177#1,268 | Up 300 rank positions in five years | 1936 | ||
My God is Yahweh, through Elijah | 8,837#13 | Up 41 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Sanskrit illusion or magic; Hebrew water; Greek good mother via Maia | 3,712#62 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Who is like Yahweh? Through Micaiah | 3,817#90 | Up 16 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Uncertain; possibly beloved, with other traditional interpretations | 1,262#246 | Up 22 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
Behold, a son, through Reuben | 632#480 | Down 14 rank positions in five years | 1992 | ||
Uncertain; possibly beloved, via Maria and Miryam | 693#448 | Down 146 rank positions in five years | 1996 | ||
Yahweh is gracious, through John | 997#306 | Down 50 rank positions in five years | 1984 | ||
Happy, blessed | 7,456#28 | Up 4 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Who is like God?, through Michaela | 530#568 | Down 243 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Help | 8,126#20 | Up 24 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Traditionally father of many or father of a multitude | 1,664#209 | Down 8 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
God has given, through Jonathan | 594#508 | Down 90 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
God is with us | 2,035#179 | Down 28 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Traditionally heel-holder or supplanter, through James | 508#577 | Up 137 rank positions in five years | 1976 | ||
Variant of Caleb, probably linked with Hebrew “dog” | 1,143#295 | Down 64 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
God is my strong man, through Gabriel | 961#317 | Up 5 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
Dove | 2,828#128 | Steady | 2008 | ||
God will strengthen | 5,091#61 | Up 3 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Lion of God | 851#356 | Down 156 rank positions in five years | 1991 | ||
My God has answered in Hebrew; separate Romance origin | 8,191#10 | Up 43 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Probably connected with joining or tying | 302#884 | Down 111 rank positions in five years | 1996 | ||
My God is an oath | 1,367#223 | Down 11 rank positions in five years | 2012 | ||
God contends | 1,081#315 | Down 78 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
My God is an oath | 2,370#115 | Steady | 2021 | ||
Hearing or listening in Hebrew; also Greek flat-nosed | 1,529#230 | Up 19 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
God is my judge | 1,009#302 | Down 71 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Delicate, weak, or languishing | 4,137#51 | Up 19 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Breath or vapor | 1,525#231 | Down 50 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
My messenger or my angel | 2,692#134 | Up 22 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
My God is Yahweh | 2,287#160 | Down 2 rank positions in five years | 2019 | ||
Descend or flow down | 826#371 | Down 178 rank positions in five years | 2010 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Names are included when their documented origin matches Hebrew. The list shows up to 100 names for each sex, ordered by current popularity. Origin records are derived from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); coverage reflects documented records, not every name in the language. Rankings and counts come from official SSA birth records. “—” means fewer than five published applications for that sex and year.