[Update: The lists for 2017-2018 and 2019 are now available.]
I’m happy to release my list of the 101 most popular Jewish girls names in Israel for 2016, based on recently released data for that year. This follows up my earlier releases of lists for 2014 and 2015. You can also see the lists for the 101 Most Popular Boys Names in Israel in 2016.
Three girls names broke into the top 101 in 2016 – Arbel (which jumped all the way from 104 to 73), Shoshana (105 to 93), and Chava (107 to 101). The three names that left the list were Lior (90 to 104), Shilat (101 to 105) and Yaara (92 to 106).
All the columns in the table below can be used to sort the table, so you can sort the table to see the order of ranking for each year, or by the spelling of the name in Hebrew or English. You can also search the table using the search field on the top right of the table.
2016 Rank | 2015 Rank | 2014 Rank | Name (Hebrew) | Name (English) | Number |
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1 | 2 | 2 | תָּמָר | Tamar | 1322 |
2 | 1 | 1 | נוֹעָה | Noa | 1293 |
3 | 4 | 8 | אֲבִיגַיִל | Abigail | 1182 |
4 | 3 | 4 | מַאיָה | Maya | 1178 |
5 | 9 | 5 | יָעֵל | Yael | 1106 |
6 | 6 | 6 | אַדֶל | Adele | 1101 |
7 | 7 | 3 | שִׁירָה | Shira | 1047 |
8 | 10 | 10 | שָׂרָה | Sarah | 1034 |
9 | 8 | 9 | איילה | Ayala | 1003 |
10 | 5 | 7 | טַלְיָה | Talia | 989 |
11 | 16 | 11 | אֶסְתֵּר | Esther | 870 |
12 | 14 | 16 | לִיָה | Lia | 791 |
13 | 13 | 14 | חַנָּה | Chana (Hanna) | 771 |
14 | 19 | 18 | רִבְקָה | Rivka (Rebecca) | 746 |
15 | 11 | 19 | רוֹנִי | Roni | 740 |
16 | 12 | 17 | רוֹמִי | Romi | 730 |
17 | 18 | 21 | הוֹדָיָה | Hodaya | 700 |
18 | 20 | 15 | אֵלָה | Elah | 690 |
19 | 15 | 13 | מִיכַל | Michal | 689 |
20 | 24 | 27 | חַיָּה | Chaya | 682 |
21 | 22 | 20 | רָחֵל | Rachel | 677 |
22 | 17 | 12 | נוֹיָה | Noya | 655 |
23 | 23 | 26 | מִרְיָם | Miriam | 645 |
24 | 33 | 35 | אֵמָה | Emma | 642 |
25 | 29 | 33 | רוּת | Ruth | 593 |
26 | 21 | 24 | יוּבַל | Yuval | 586 |
27 | 26 | 22 | עַלְמָה | Alma | 579 |
28 | 39 | 37 | הַלֵּל | Hallel | 573 |
29 | 28 | 29 | אֲרִיאֵל | Ariel | 568 |
30 | 30 | 25 | תָּהֶל | Tahal | 554 |
31 | 25 | 23 | אֲגַם | Agam | 549 |
32 | 27 | 32 | נָעֳמִי | Naomi | 504 |
33 | 36 | 31 | לִיאַן | Lian/Leanne | 476 |
34 | 37 | 39 | גַּאיָה | Gaia | 452 |
35 | 35 | 40 | אֶפְרָת | Efrat | 451 |
36 | 34 | 28 | עֲדִי | Adi | 451 |
37 | 31 | 34 | נֹגַהּ | Noga | 449 |
38 | 32 | 30 | הִילָּה | Hila | 435 |
39 | 52 | 45 | נֶטַע | Neta | 432 |
40 | 41 | 41 | לֵאָה | Leah | 414 |
41 | 42 | 52 | אֶמִילִי | Emily | 412 |
42 | 77 | 95 | עוֹמֶר | Omer | 408 |
43 | 62 | 47 | הֲדַסָּה | Hadassa | 405 |
44 | 40 | 42 | תְּהִילָּה | Tehila | 405 |
45 | 38 | 36 | מַעֲיָין | Maayan | 393 |
46 | 50 | 53 | טוֹהָר | Tohar | 387 |
47 | 51 | 43 | נוֹעַם | Noam | 380 |
48 | 43 | 55 | יָהֵלִי | Yaheli | 379 |
49 | 64 | 62 | לִיבִּי | Libi | 378 |
50 | 44 | 50 | אוריה | Uria/Oria | 374 |
51 | 55 | 61 | מַלְכָּה | Malka | 373 |
52 | 56 | 46 | מִיקָה | Mika | 369 |
53 | 58 | 57 | הֲדַס | Hadas | 360 |
54 | 45 | 51 | עוֹפְרִי | Ofri | 354 |
55 | 46 | 38 | הָדָר | Hadar | 350 |
56 | 47 | 48 | נַעֲמָה | Naama | 346 |
57 | 57 | 56 | יְהוּדִית | Yehudit (Judith) | 337 |
58 | 53 | 68 | אֱלִישֶׁבַע | Elisheva (Elizabeth) | 336 |
59 | 49 | 59 | שָׁקֵד | Shaked | 336 |
60 | 48 | 60 | שִׁיר | Shir | 331 |
61 | 60 | 54 | אוֹרִי | Ori | 324 |
62 | 54 | 67 | אֲבִישַׁג | Avishag | 316 |
63 | 59 | 49 | עָמִית | Amit | 307 |
64 | 85 | 92 | שַׁי-לִי | Shaily | 299 |
65 | 66 | 71 | אַלְיָה | Aliya | 282 |
66 | 69 | 74 | דְּבוֹרָה | Dvora (Deborah) | 282 |
67 | 68 | 64 | דָּנִיֵּאל | Daniel | 281 |
68 | 70 | 72 | גֶּפֶן | Gefen | 279 |
69 | 63 | 58 | אוֹפִיר | Ophir | 278 |
70 | 61 | 44 | אוֹר | Or | 277 |
71 | 65 | 63 | לִיאֵל | Liel | 272 |
72 | 80 | 85 | שַׁי | Shai | 263 |
73 | 104 | 114 | אַרְבֵּל | Arbel | 262 |
74 | 72 | 75 | שַׁחַר | Shachar | 259 |
75 | 79 | 76 | אָנָּאֵל | Anael | 243 |
76 | 74 | 66 | עֵדֶן | Eden | 240 |
77 | 67 | 65 | מוֹרִיָּה | Moriah | 237 |
78 | 78 | 86 | אֲבִיָּה | Avia | 236 |
79 | 81 | 90 | אַלְמָה | Alma | 235 |
80 | 82 | 69 | אָלִין | Aleen | 218 |
81 | 76 | 83 | מַאי | May | 217 |
82 | 84 | 73 | גִּילִי | Gili | 210 |
83 | 73 | 79 | נֶחָמָה | Nechama | 209 |
84 | 98 | 77 | רוֹתֶם | Rotem | 203 |
85 | 97 | 82 | בִּרָכָה | Bracha | 202 |
86 | 88 | 84 | זוֹהַר | Zohar | 201 |
87 | 96 | 88 | אֲבִיטַל | Avital | 196 |
88 | 71 | 78 | יַרְדֵּן | Yarden (Jordan) | 196 |
89 | 95 | 101 | כַּרְמֶל | Carmel | 192 |
90 | 75 | 70 | שָׁנִי | Shani | 192 |
91 | 87 | 81 | אוֹדֶל | Odele | 190 |
92 | 89 | 106 | גַּלִּי | Gali | 185 |
93 | 105 | 112 | שׁוֹשַׁנָּה | Shoshana | 181 |
94 | 94 | 94 | אָבִיב | Aviv | 176 |
95 | 86 | 91 | דָּנִיֵּאלָה | Daniella | 174 |
96 | 93 | 93 | הִילִי | Hili | 174 |
97 | 83 | 89 | בַּת שֶׁבַע | Batsheva | 171 |
98 | 100 | 98 | צִפּוֹרָה | Tziporah | 169 |
99 | 99 | 132 | יוּלִי | Yuli (July) | 166 |
100 | 91 | 87 | אוֹרִין | Orin | 165 |
101 | 107 | 97 | חַוָּה | Chava | 165 |