The Hebrew/Jewish Baby Name List for Boys

Expecting a baby? This is the resource with the type of Jewish and Hebrew baby boy names that you want. For our girls’ list, click here.

Note that this list includes names that your baby would actually be called at the time of the bris. We’ve also included common nicknames for each name, when relevant, in parentheses. Names are listed alphabetically according to the most common spelling.

* Biblical names are those that refer to a man in Tanach. We’ve noted those with a star symbol. Most biblical names are commonly used both among Sepharadim and Ashkenazim.

+ all Yiddish names are denoted with a plus sign symbol.

For more interesting name facts, see our girls list.

A

Aaron/Aharon/Aron* (Nickname: Ari)

Abba

Adam*

Adir

Akiva

Alexander (Nickname: Sender, Sendy, Alex)

Alter+

Ami

Amram*

Ariel

Aryeh (Nickname: Ari)

Asher*

Avichai

Aviel

Avigdor

Avner*

Avraham* (Nicknames: Avi, Avrumy, Avrumel, Abie)

Azarya/Azariah*

 

B

Baruch

Binyamin/Binyomin* (Nickname: Benny, Binya, Benji)

Betzalel* 

Boaz*

Bunim 

 

C

Chaim*

Chananya*

Chanoch*

Chagai

Chatzkel+

 

D

David/Duvid* (Nicknames: Duvi, Dovi)

Dan* 

Daniel* (Nickname: Dani, Danny)  

Dov/Ber+ (Nickname: Dovi) 

 

E

Eitan

Efraim*

Elchanan*

Eli* (This is both a full name and a common nickname for the next few names)

Eliezer*

Elazar*

Elisha*

Elimelech* (Nickname: Meilich)

Eliyahu* (Nickname: Elya) 

Emmanuel

Ezra*

Ezriel/Azriel* (Nickname: Ezzy)

G

Gabriel/Gavriel* (Nickname: Gavi) 

Gad*

Gedaliah*

Gershon* (Nickname: Gershy) 

 

H

Hillel

 

I

Ilan 

 

K

Kalev/Kaleb*

Kalman+ (Nickname: Kalmy)

 

L

Lior

Levi*

 

M

Mattisyahu (Nickname: Mattis)

Matzliach

Menachem

Mendel (Nickname: Mendy, Menny) 

Meir

Menashe*

Michael*

Mordechai* (Nickname: Mordy, Motti) 

Moshe*

 

N

Nachman (Nickname: Nachi) 

Nachum 

Nachson* (Nickname: Nachi) 

Naftali*

Natan*

Netanel*

Nissim

Noam

Nechemia*

Noach*

 

O

Ovadiah*

 

P

Peretz

Pesach 

Pinchas* (Nickname: Pinny)

R

Rachamim

Refael* (Nickname: Rafi)

Reuven* (Nickname: Reuvi, Ruvi, Ruby)

 

T

Tuvia 

Tzvi (Heshy/Hershy+)

Tzadok*

Tzion/Sion

 

S

Saadiah

Semach

Shabtai

Shalom

Shamai 

Shaul* (Nickname: Shauly, Saul)

Shaya (Nickname: Shai)

Shimon* (Nickname: Shimmy) 

Shimshon*

Shmuel/Shemuel* (Nickname: Shmuly)

Shneur+

Shraga+ (Nickname: Shragy)

Simcha (Nickname: Simchi) 

Shlomo* (Nickname: Shloimy, Solomon)

 

U

Uri

Uriel 

Uziel 

 

Y

Yaakov* (Nicknames: Kobe, Yanky, Jacob, Jack,)

Yair 

Yechezkel*

Yechiel

Yedidya

Yehoshua* (Nicknames: Shuey, Shua, Josh, Shea)

Yehuda* (Nickname: Huda, Judah,Yidi)

Yekutiel/Yekusiel*

Yishai*

Yisrael* (Nickname: Sruli)

Yissachar*

Yitzchak/Yitzhak/Yitzchok* (Nicknames: Yitzy/i, Isaac, Izzy, Zack, Zak)

Yoel (Nickname: Yoey, Joel)

Yonah* (Nickname: Yoni, Jonah)

Yonatan* (Nickname: Yoni)

Yosef* (Nickname: Yossi, Seffy, Yoey, Joseph, Joey, Joe)

 

Z

Zalman+ (Nickname: Zalmie)

Zeev/Zev (Nickname: Zevi) 

Zechariah* 

Zelig+

Zevulun*

 

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