The most popular girl's name for Jewish babies born in Israel in 2018 was Tamar, and the most popular name for Jewish boys was David, according to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics.
The CBS reported that in 2018, 1,289 Israeli baby girls were given the first name Tamar, while 1,447 baby boys were named David.
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After David, the most popular names for Jewish boys in Israel in 2018 were Ariel, Noam, Lavie, Yosef, Uri, Eitan, Daniel, Yehuda, and Moshe. The most popular names for girls, after Tamar, were Maya, Avigayil (Abigail), Noa, Ayala, Yael, Sarah, Adelle, Shira, and Romi.
For years, Noa was the most popular name for Jewish girls. In 2008-9, 3.5% of Jewish girls were given the first name Noa, compared to the 1.9% of baby girls in 2018 who were named Noa.
The first name Maya was especially popular in the cities Kiryat Ono, east of Tel Aviv, and Kiryat Motzkin, near Haifa, where 6% of baby girls born in 2018 were named Maya.
The Jewish boy's name Aharon, while not among the 10 most popular nationwide, was highly popular in the haredi communities of Bnei Brak and Modi'in Illit, as well as in Givat Zeev.
The single most popular boy's name for the entire population of Israel was Mohammed, although the name has been declining in popularity, and each year fewer Muslim families name newborn baby boys Mohammed.
