The top Hebrew baby names in Israel were announced a few days ago.
According to data from the Population and Immigration Authority, the most popular Hebrew baby names for the Hebrew Calendar year 5774 (September 5, 2013, to September 24, 2014) were Tamar and Yosef.
Here are the top ten Hebrew names per gender:
| Girl Names | Boy Names |
| 1. Tamar 2. Noa 3. Shira 4. Adele 5. Talya 6. Yael 7. Lian 8. Miriam 9. Maya 10. Avigayil | 1. Yosef 2. Daniel 3. Ori 4. Itai 5. Omer 6. Adam 7. Noam 8. Ariel 9. Eitan 10. David |
Last year’s top Hebrew names were Noa and Noam, according to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. (Later this year, the CBS will release all 3 sets of baby name rankings: Jewish, Muslim and Christian).
Source: Psst! The most popular boy’s name in Israel in 5774 was really Mohammed
Image: Adapted from Flag of Israel (public domain)
