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Israel's Most Popular Baby Names Are Biblical


(Ynet News) Roy Rubinstein - Israel's Population and Immigration Authority reports that the most common names given to Jewish newborns in Israel since the country's founding have biblical origins. The most common boys' names are David, Yosef (Joseph), Moshe (Moses), Avraham (Abraham), Yitzhak (Isaac), Yaakov (Jacob), Michael, Daniel, Chaim and Shlomo (Solomon). The most common girls' names are Sarah, Rachel, Miriam, Esther, Hannah, Rivka (Rebecca), Yael, Michal, Tamar and Leah.
2025-03-06 00:00:00
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