Jewish Baby Boy Names
NameRoot's collection of 202 jewish boy names is drawn from Biblical Hebrew, the Tanakh, and centuries of diaspora Jewish naming heritage. Each name is scored across six signals — meaning, numerology, phonetics, birth-star compatibility, uniqueness, and cultural heritage — to help your family find a name that resonates beyond just sound.
Below are the top 150 names by cultural standing and popularity. Tap any name for its full meaning, etymology, related names, and family-compatibility score.
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Names in this set
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Tier-1 cultural classics
James
Hebrew · Christian
Supplanter, the one who grasps the heel and takes the lead
Ben
German · Christian
Son, son of the right hand
Elijah
Hebrew · Christian
My God is Yahweh, the fiery prophet who rode a chariot to heaven
Benjamin
Hebrew · Christian
Son of the right hand, the favoured child
Jeremiah
Hebrew · Christian
Yahweh exalts
Levi
Hebrew · Jewish
Joined, attached, united in bond
Davi
Portuguese · Christian
David (Brazilian form)
Ethan
Hebrew · Christian
Strong, enduring, firm, the Old Testament sage whose wisdom was second only to Solomon's
Michael
Hebrew · Christian
Who is like God?
Daniel
Hebrew · Christian
God is my judge, the prophet who survived the lions' den
Daniil
Russian · Christian
God is my judge
Isaiah
Hebrew · Christian
Yahweh is salvation
Matthew
Hebrew · Christian
Gift of God, the tax collector who left everything to follow Christ
David
Hebrew · Christian
Beloved
Asher
Hebrew · Jewish
Happy, blessed, the fortunate one
Abraham
English · Christian
Father of many nations, the patriarch whose covenant with God founded three world…
Nathan
Hebrew · Jewish
A royal-line name important to Christian readings of Davids house
Gabriel
Hebrew · Christian
God is my strength, the archangel who announces the most important events in sacred…
Isaac
Hebrew · Christian
He laughs, the child whose birth made his elderly mother laugh with disbelief and joy
Ezra
Hebrew · Jewish
Help, the scribe who rebuilt a nation through the power of the written word
Josiah
Hebrew · Christian
The Lord supports, God heals
Caleb
Hebrew · Christian
Faithful, wholehearted, bold as a dog that guards its master
Raphael
Hebrew · Jewish
God has healed, the archangel of restoration
Aaron
Hebrew · Jewish
High mountain, exalted, the first High Priest of Israel
Yehuda
Hebrew · Jewish
Praised, the one who gives thanks
Yisrael
Hebrew · Jewish
He who wrestled with God
Ari
Hebrew · Jewish
Lion
Or
Hebrew · Jewish
Light
Mordechai
Hebrew · Jewish
Devoted to Marduk, the worshipper
Elia
Hebrew · Christian
My God is Yah
Lev
Hebrew · Jewish
Heart
Dawid
Polish · Christian
David (Polish form)
Shai
Hebrew · Jewish
Gift, the one given
Lior
Hebrew · Jewish
Light to me, my light
Eliyah
Hebrew · Christian
My God is Yah
Yair
Hebrew · Jewish
He will enlighten, he will give light, from Hebrew Ya'ir, joining the divine subject with…
Uri
Hebrew · Jewish
My light
Ilya
Russian · Christian
My God is the Lord
Moses
English · Christian
The one drawn out of water, the prophet who led a people from slavery to freedom
Aviv
Hebrew · Jewish
Spring, the season of renewal
Zion
Hebrew · Christian
Highest point, promised land
Itamar
Hebrew · Jewish
Island of palms, palm coast
Jonathan
Hebrew · Christian
Gift of God, God has given
Rafael
Hebrew · Christian
God has healed, the archangel of restoration and wholeness
Nathaniel
Hebrew · Christian
Gift of God, the guileless one
Emmanuel
Hebrew · Christian
God is with us, the promise that the divine presence will never abandon its people
Saul
Spanish · Christian
Saul (Spanish-Mexican biblical)
Moises
Spanish · Christian
The Spanish form of Moses, from the Hebrew Moshe, traditionally read as 'drawn from the…
Reuven
Hebrew · Jewish
Behold, a son
Israel
Spanish · Christian
He who wrestles with God (Spanish-Mexican-Hebrew)
Avishai
Hebrew · Jewish
My father is a gift
Doron
Hebrew · Jewish
Gift
Ophir
Hebrew · Jewish
Land of gold
Oren
Hebrew · Jewish
Pine tree
Simon
Hebrew · Christian
He has heard, the listener
Solomon
Hebrew · Jewish
Peaceful, the wisest king who ever lived
Ezekiel
Hebrew · Christian
God strengthens
Cyrus
Persian · Zoroastrian
Sun, throne, the great king who freed a nation
Boaz
Hebrew · Jewish
Strength, swiftness, the kinsman-redeemer who married Ruth in the barley fields of…
Aron
Icelandic · Christian
Mountain of strength
Sem
Dutch · Christian
Name, renown
Daan
Dutch · Christian
God is my judge
Itai
Hebrew · Jewish
With me, the companion
Omri
Hebrew · Jewish
My sheaf, the gathered one
Roi
Hebrew · Jewish
My shepherd, the one who watches over me
Maor
Hebrew · Jewish
Light, luminary, the source of brightness
Ido
Hebrew · Jewish
To evaporate, to ascend
Elior
Hebrew · Jewish
My God is my light
Phineas
Hebrew · Christian
The name carries a quirky Anglo-American literary charm through Phineas Fogg in Around…
Zachariah
English · Christian
From Hebrew Zekharyah (זְכַרְיָה), 'YHWH has remembered
Moshe
Hebrew · Jewish
The Hebrew original of Moses
Zohar
Hebrew · Jewish
Radiance, brilliance
Ariel
Hebrew · Jewish
Lion of God, the poetic name for Jerusalem and its altar
Avraham
Hebrew · Jewish
The Hebrew original of Abraham, father of a multitude
Avi
Hebrew · Jewish
My father
Yaakov
Hebrew · Jewish
The Hebrew original of Jacob, the patriarch who wrestled with an angel and was renamed…
Gideon
Hebrew · Jewish
Feller of trees, the mighty warrior, the judge who defeated a vast army with three…
Shmuel
Hebrew · Jewish
Heard by God, the child whose birth was an answered prayer
Tobias
Hebrew · Jewish
God is good, the young man whose journey proved that divine kindness accompanies the…
Ori
Hebrew · Jewish
My light, the personal possessive that claims divine illumination as one's own birthright
Tomer
Hebrew · Jewish
The palm tree's combination of height, durability, and the sweetness of its dates gives…
Zakariya
Arabic · Muslim
The prophet Zechariah, custodian of the sacred temple and father of Yahya
Noam
Hebrew · Jewish
Pleasantness, delight, the gentle charm that makes others feel at ease
Eitan
Hebrew · Jewish
Strong, enduring, steadfast
Ilan
Hebrew · Jewish
Tree
Daud
Arabic · Muslim
The beloved, the prophet-king to whom God gave the Psalms and the gift of a voice that…
Obed
Hebrew · Jewish
A Bethlehem ancestral name carried into the messianic line
Perez
Hebrew · Jewish
An early Genesis and gospel-lineage name, from Perez, the son of Judah in Genesis whose…
Ishmael
Hebrew · Jewish
God hears
Zechariah
Hebrew · Jewish
The LORD remembers, from the Hebrew zakar (to remember) joined with Yah (the LORD)
Hezekiah
Hebrew · Jewish
The LORD strengthens, from the Hebrew hazaq (to be strong, to strengthen) joined with Yah…
Simeon
Hebrew · Jewish
He has heard, from the Hebrew shama (to hear, to listen)
Yonatan
Hebrew · Jewish
The LORD has given
Zev
Hebrew · Jewish
Wolf, the sharp-toothed survivor of the wilderness
Itay
Hebrew · Jewish
Friendly and loyal companion, from the Hebrew itay (with me, my companion), borne by…
Uriel
Hebrew · Jewish
God is my light
Joel
Hebrew · Jewish
The LORD is God
Malachi
Hebrew · Jewish
My messenger
Eliezer
Hebrew · Jewish
My God is help
Immanuel
Hebrew · Jewish
God is with us
Tobiah
Hebrew · Jewish
The LORD is good, from the Hebrew tov (good) joined with Yah (the LORD), kin to the older…
Obadiah
Hebrew · Jewish
Servant of the LORD, from Hebrew obed or eved (servant) joined with Yah (the LORD)
Jair
Hebrew · Jewish
He shines
Azariah
Hebrew · Jewish
The LORD has helped, from Hebrew azar (to help) joined with Yah (the LORD)
Elisha
Hebrew · Jewish
My God is salvation, from Hebrew Eli (my God) and yasha (to save, deliver)
Bezalel
Hebrew · Jewish
In the shadow of God, from Hebrew be-tzel (in the shadow, the shelter) and El (God)
Uzziah
Hebrew · Jewish
The LORD is my strength, from Hebrew oz or uzz (strength, might) joined with Yah (the…
Yosef
Hebrew · Jewish
Rachel named her son Yosef with a double prayer: that God had removed her reproach, and…
Shimon
Hebrew · Jewish
God has heard
Symeon
Greek · Christian
He who listens
Amos
Hebrew · Jewish
Borne by God
Rosh
Hebrew · Jewish
Head, beginning, chief
Abir
Arabic · Muslim
Fragrance, the drifting perfume of flowers in bloom
Ephraim
Hebrew · Jewish
Doubly fruitful, the younger son whom Jacob blessed above his elder brother
Eleazar
Hebrew · Christian
God has helped, the high priest who received the mantle from his father Aaron
Nahshon
Hebrew · Jewish
A biblical ancestral name carried into the gospel genealogies
Liav
Hebrew · Jewish
Heart of my people, a modern Hebrew coinage from li (to me, for me) and av (father) or am…
Jedidiah
Hebrew · Jewish
Beloved of the LORD, from Hebrew yadid (beloved) and Yah (the LORD)
Eliakim
Hebrew · Jewish
A salvation-history name that appears in the lineage traditions read by Christians
Benaiah
Hebrew · Jewish
The LORD has built, from Hebrew banah (to build) joined with Yah (the LORD)
Nathanael
Hebrew · Jewish
God has given, from Hebrew natan (he has given) and El (God)
Nethanel
Hebrew · Jewish
God has given
Mishael
Hebrew · Jewish
Who is like God?, a rhetorical Hebrew name formed from mi (who), ka (like) and El (God),…
Naftali
Hebrew · Jewish
My wrestling, or one won through struggle
Zedekiah
Hebrew · Jewish
The LORD is righteousness, from the Hebrew tsedeq (righteousness, justice) joined to Yah,…
Azriel
Hebrew · Jewish
God is my help
Abijah
Hebrew · Jewish
The LORD is my father, from the Hebrew avi (my father) joined to Yah, the divine name
Hananiah
Hebrew · Jewish
The LORD has been gracious, from the Hebrew hanan (to show favour, be gracious) joined to…
Shemaiah
Hebrew · Jewish
The LORD has heard, from the Hebrew shama (to hear, listen) joined to Yah, the divine name
Zebulun
Hebrew · Jewish
Honour and dwelling, from the Hebrew root z-b-l, carrying the sense of exalting and of…
Micaiah
Hebrew · Jewish
Who is like the LORD?, from Hebrew mi (who) + ka (like) + Yah (a short form of the divine…
Avner
Hebrew · Jewish
My father is a lamp, from Hebrew av (father) joined to ner (lamp), casting kinship as a…
Eliab
Hebrew · Jewish
My God is father, from Hebrew El (God) bound to av (father), a theophoric name that…
Joab
Hebrew · Jewish
The LORD is father, from the divine element Yo (a form of Yah, the LORD) set beside av…
Michaiah
Hebrew · Jewish
None is like the LORD, a fuller spelling of the Hebrew mi kha Yah (who is like Yahweh),…
Jotham
Hebrew · Jewish
The LORD is complete, from the divine name Yah joined to tam (whole, perfect, without…
Zerah
Hebrew · Jewish
A Genesis family-line name preserved beside Perez in Christian scripture
Amittai
Hebrew · Jewish
My truth - a biblical Hebrew name shaped by truth and reliability
Hoshea
Hebrew · Jewish
Salvation, deliverance
Elhanan
Hebrew · Jewish
God is gracious
Amram
Hebrew · Jewish
Exalted people
Elnathan
Hebrew · Jewish
God has given
Hananel
Hebrew · Jewish
God is gracious, from Hebrew hanan (to show favour, to be gracious) sealed with El (God)
Abiel
Hebrew · Jewish
My father is God, from Hebrew avi (my father) fused with El (God), one of the oldest…
Abishai
Hebrew · Jewish
My father is a gift, from Hebrew avi (my father) joined to shai (a present, an offering)
Reuel
Hebrew · Jewish
Friend of God, from Hebrew rea (companion, friend) bound to El (God), naming a closeness…
Yehoshua
Hebrew · Jewish
God saves
Amiel
Hebrew · Jewish
People of God, from Hebrew am (a people, a kin-group) joined to El (God), placing the…
Elkanah
Hebrew · Jewish
God has created, from Hebrew El (God) with the verb qanah (to acquire, to bring into…
Rephaiah
Hebrew · Jewish
The LORD has healed, from Hebrew rapha (to mend, to restore, to make whole) closed with…
Frequently asked questions
How many jewish boy names does NameRoot include?
NameRoot's corpus includes 202 jewish boy names, of which 62 are tier-1 cultural classics. The collection draws from classical sources, modern usage, and the broader Jewish naming tradition.
Which jewish boy name is most popular right now?
James is among the most culturally significant choices in this collection. It means "Supplanter, the one who grasps the heel and takes the lead". The "popularity" sort order combines cultural tier and contemporary usage data from the past decade.
Are these jewish names suitable for cross-cultural families?
Many jewish names travel well across cultures — the NameRoot detail page for each name lists every tradition where it's used and any cross-cultural pairings. The app surfaces names that work for mixed-heritage families based on both parents' backgrounds.
What does it mean that a name is "scored across six signals"?
NameRoot rates every name on (1) the resonance of its meaning, (2) Pythagorean numerology, (3) Chaldean numerology, (4) phonetic compatibility with your family surname, (5) compatibility with the child's birth-star/nakshatra, and (6) uniqueness vs commonality. Together these give parents a 360° view, not just a list.