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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.

**Hebrew Boy Name Meanings and Popularity**
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

Actual usage of Hebrew names shown on this page may be slightly higher than the indicated usage values. Of course some of these names are widely used for boys in Israel as well! See the Social Security card applications information for qualifiers about this data.

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