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The table below contains the most popular Hebrew names that have been given to baby boys in the United States during the last hundred years (1905 through 2004).
Many of these names are found in the Old Testament.
The rank and count values are based on U.S. Social Security
Administration counts for the one thousand most popular names
given to baby boys in each of these years. This list
and other similar tables on this site can help you research
the history and find the meaning of many popular ethnic names for your baby boy.
| Name | Derivation or Meaning | Rank | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| John | means Yahweh is gracious. | 1 | 4,742,610 |
| Michael | means who is like God? | 2 | 4,105,172 |
| David | means beloved. | 3 | 3,404,613 |
| Joseph | means he shall add. | 4 | 2,345,363 |
| Daniel | means God has judged. | 5 | 1,681,887 |
| Matthew | means gift from Yahweh. | 6 | 1,385,880 |
| Joshua | means Yahweh saves. | 7 | 1,004,834 |
| Jonathan | means Yahweh has given. | 8 | 696,560 |
| Jacob | means supplanter. | 9 | 651,589 |
| Samuel | means name of God. | 10 | 572,801 |
| Benjamin | means son of the right hand. | 11 | 547,543 |
| Adam | means Man. | 12 | 472,664 |
| Aaron | means exalted. | 13 | 471,776 |
| Jeremy | means Yahweh exalts. | 14 | 396,967 |
| Nathan | means gift or given. | 15 | 396,066 |
| Jesse | means God exists. | 16 | 360,744 |
| Jordan | is derived from the name of the river Jordan. | 17 | 266,431 |
| Joel | means Yahweh is God. | 18 | 224,450 |
| Nathaniel | means gift of God. | 19 | 196,221 |
| Gabriel | means man of God. | 20 | 183,470 |
| Ethan | means strength. | 21 | 182,881 |
| Jared | means descent. | 22 | 177,138 |
| Noah | means rest. | 23 | 147,563 |
| Caleb | means dog. | 24 | 146,656 |
| Isaac | means he laughs. | 25 | 142,794 |
| Seth | means to appoint. | 26 | 127,653 |
| Elijah | means my God is Yahweh. | 27 | 106,737 |
| Jeremiah | means Yahweh exalts. | 28 | 100,662 |
| Dan | means judge. | 29 | 100,004 |
| Ruben | means see - a son. | 30 | 95,775 |
| Isaiah | means Yahweh is salvation. | 31 | 94,280 |
| Omar | means speaker. | 32 | 64,863 |
| Levi | means attached. | 33 | 59,407 |
| Rafael | means God has healed. | 34 | 59,221 |
| Abraham | means father of a multitude. | 35 | 57,947 |
| Ira | means watchful. | 36 | 44,899 |
| Micah | means who is like Yahweh? | 37 | 43,872 |
| Emmanuel | means God with us. | 38 | 38,331 |
| Simon | means hearing. | 39 | 37,756 |
| Israel | means contender with God. | 40 | 37,276 |
| Eli | means high. | 41 | 36,802 |
| Emanuel | means God with us. | 42 | 33,263 |
| Moses | means son or deliver. | 43 | 28,930 |
| Josiah | means Yahweh supports. | 44 | 28,285 |
| Saul | means asked for. | 45 | 28,253 |
| Abel | means breath. | 46 | 26,902 |
| Amos | means strong. | 47 | 25,813 |
| Jonah | means dove. | 48 | 25,501 |
| Reuben | means see - a son. | 49 | 24,734 |
| Solomon | means peaceful. | 50 | 21,744 |
| Isiah | is a variation of Isaiah. | 51 | 16,796 |
| Ezra | means help. | 52 | 13,934 |
| Nathanael | means God has given. | 53 | 12,274 |
| Malachi | means my messenger. | 54 | 11,566 |
| Ezekiel | means God strengthens. | 55 | 11,372 |
| Javon | is a variation of Javan. | 56 | 10,188 |
| Hiram | means noble. | 57 | 9,164 |
| Alva | is a variation of Alvah. | 58 | 8,544 |
| Herschel | means deer. | 59 | 8,203 |
| Hershel | means deer. | 60 | 8,014 |
| Uriel | means God is my light. | 61 | 6,698 |
| Zion | is derived from the name of a citadel in Jerusalem. | 62 | 5,865 |
| Josef | means he shall add. | 63 | 5,603 |
| Asher | means happy or blessed. | 64 | 4,416 |
| Zechariah | means Yahweh remembers. | 65 | 3,980 |
| Oren | means ash tree. | 66 | 3,929 |
| Jadon | means thankful. | 67 | 3,373 |
| Amari | is an alternate form of Amariah. | 68 | 2,931 |
| Yahir | means haughty. | 69 | 2,537 |
| Orin | is a variation of Oren. | 70 | 2,477 |
| Orrin | is a variation of Oren. | 71 | 2,308 |
| Ishmael | means God will hear. | 72 | 725 |
| Alvah | means moral perverseness. | 73 | 224 |
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