Yiddish Baby Names
Names recorded as Yiddish in origin — the historic language of Ashkenazi Jewish life. Most entered American data early, carried by immigration around the turn of the twentieth century.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beautiful | 72#2,479 | Down 385 rank positions in five years | 1991 | ||
Several origins; meaning depends on the tradition | 88#2,133 | Down 333 rank positions in five years | 1991 | ||
Little deer in Yiddish; other usage partly unconfirmed | 48#2,692 | Up 349 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
The gemstone; little bear in a separate Yiddish tradition | 8#11,097 | Down 717 rank positions in five years | 1920 | ||
Form of Israel | 300#826 | Up 204 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Gold | 65#2,665 | Up 638 rank positions in five years | 1915 | ||
Beloved, through David | 167#1,213 | Up 96 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
The gemstone; little bear in a separate Yiddish tradition | —Unranked | — | 1919 | ||
Drawn out [of water], through משה | 28#3,914 | Up 457 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
Literal meaning not recorded; Hebrew and Yiddish origin | 13#6,497 | Up 1,084 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
Possibly or, through פֿײַוול | —Unranked | — | 2019 | ||
Little deer in Yiddish; other usage partly unconfirmed | —Unranked | — | 1918 | ||
Beautiful | —Unranked | — | 1985 |
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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 Yiddish. 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.