101 Most Popular Jewish Boys Names in Israel in 2019

After a delay due to COVID-19, the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics has released the baby name data for 2019. As I’ve done for 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017-2018, I’m posting the top 101 Jewish boys names. These are the most popular names given to Jewish boys born in Israel during 2019. Below you can see the number of boys that were named each name, and the ranking for 2019, as well as 2018 and 2017 for comparison. For number and rankings from earlier years, see the annual posts linked to above. For the parallel girl’s list, see 101 Most Popular Jewish Girls Names in Israel in 2019.

Seven boys names entered the top 101 in 2019, including Aryeh (105 to 81), Asaf (118 to 86), Yaheli (102 to 87), Lenny (131 to 88), Oz (106 to 90), and Tom (103 to 98). The boys names that exited the list were Ophir (81 to 102), Yedidya (87 to 104), Leroi (95 to 108), Yinon (98 to 110), Eyal (74 to 111), Shai (99 to 113), and Adir (97 to 117).

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.

Name (Hebrew)Name (English)2017 Rank2018 Rank2019 Rank2019 #
דָּוִדDavid1111,488
אֲרִיאֵלAriel5221,341
לָבִיאLavi7431,302
נוֹעַםNoam3341,230
יוֹסֵףYosef (Joseph)2551,176
אוריUri/Ori4661,076
אֵיתָןEitan (Ethan)6771,041
מֹשֶׁהMoshe81081,014
רְפָאֵלRaphael14119988
אֲרִיAri412710933
יְהוּדָהYehuda (Judah)11911933
אִיתַּיItai91312922
דָּנִיֵּאלDaniel10813901
אַבְרָהָםAbraham131614863
יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrael (Israel)151515840
יְהוֹנָתָןYehonatan121416810
שְׁמוּאֵלShmuel (Samuel)191717758
אַלְיָהEliya232218721
אַהֲרוֹןAharon (Aaron)271219716
יִצְחָקYitzchak (Isaac)262420709
מִיכָאֵלMichael211921703
עוֹמֶרOmer181822691
יַעֲקֹבYaakov (Jacob)162123685
יוֹנָתָןYonatan (Jonathan)242524662
חַיִּיםChaim282925630
אִיתָמָרItamar172026624
שִׁמְעוֹןShimon (Simon)252827621
שְׁלֹמֹהShlomo (Solomon)303128604
יָאִירYair202329599
עִידּוֹIdo222630574
יַנַּאיYanai423031542
אָדָםAdam344032533
אַלּוֹןElon323433501
בְּנָיָהBnaya565834500
אִימְרִיImri333335497
הַרְאֵלHarel293236485
נִיתַּאיNitai433837481
מֵאִירMeir403738470
יִשַׁיYishai504439462
בֵּןBen454340449
מָרְדְּכַיMordechai463941447
נְתַנְאֵלNetanel384942437
בִּנְיָמִיןBenjamin444743432
עָמִיתAmit313544425
עִילָּאִיIlai373645422
לִיאַםLiam354846414
מְנַחֵםMenachem494647400
גַּיְאGuy364148384
נָתָןNatan (Nathan)485649382
אָבִיבAviv635350378
אֵלִיָּהוּEliyahu515051375
נְהוֹרַאיNehorai394252374
מָאוֹרMaor535253373
אוֹרOr474554366
בְּאֵרִיBeeri585755349
רוֹיRoy/Roi665456303
רוֹםRom646157302
עוֹמֶרִיOmri545558299
אֵלרוֹאִיElroi525159292
הללHillel/Hallel575960289
יוּבַלYuval606061277
נָוֶהNeveh656762273
רייRay1368363260
רוֹעִיRoi556264260
שַׁחַרShachar626365250
רִיףReef14310766249
לִיאוֹLeo977767249
אוּרִיאֵלUriel857368241
אֶבְיָתָרEviatar596669237
נָדָבNadav616470231
אֱלִיאָבEliav878271229
נֵרִיָּהNeriah786972227
צְבִיZvi706573227
נְבוֹNevo807574223
דּוֹרDor837075222
שָׁלוֹםShalom718476218
מַלְאָכִיMalachi868077216
רְאֵםRe’em929178212
אֲבִיאֵלAviel677879210
יוֹאָבYoav697280210
אַרְיֵהAryeh7210581209
לִיאוֹרLior687182208
עִידָּןIdan738883204
אֲמִיתַּיAmitai898684201
מַעֲיָיןMaayan888585199
אָסָףAsaf7611886195
יָהֵלִיYaheli10510287194
לֶנִיLenny13188194
דָּןDan939689188
עוֹזOz10810690188
אֶלְחָנָןElchanan776891188
יַהַבYahav747992187
מַתָּןMatan847693187
שִׁילֹהShilo1019294186
נַחְמָןNachman818995186
גַּבְרִיאֵלGabriel959096185
אַרְבֵּלArbel10710097184
תּוֹםTom9010398181
יַרְדֵּןYarden (Jordan)11710199178
לֵוִיLevy11993100175
אֵלִיעֶזֶרEliezer9194101175

2 thoughts on “101 Most Popular Jewish Boys Names in Israel in 2019

  1. Roie רועי
    Ilai עילאי
    Neriya נריה (the י is pronounced)
    Gavriel גבריאל
    Evyatar אביתר (thé י is pronounced)
    Assaf אסף (short a in the beginning)
    Elroie (the name has the long e at the end)

    1. Thank you. The English names listed above are not strictly phonetic. They are, to the best of my knowledge, the most used version in English. I could be wrong on some of them. I’m actually working on getting a good source for what English names are used for Hebrew names, although it’s taking a long time.

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