Avigayil and Muhammad most popular names for newborns in Israel
According to statistics, 993 girls named Avigayil were born this year
Israel’s Population and Immigration Authority released the top ten names given to Israeli babies this year, led by Avigayil for girls and Muhammad for boys.
According to statistics, 993 girls named Avigayil were born this year, nearly all to Jewish families. The second most popular female name is Miriam with 970 girls named in Israel, followed by Tamar, which was registered 943 times.
These names are followed by Yael (797), Noa (740), Sara (739), Mia (733), Adel (657) and Lia (655). Among Jewish families, the ten most popular female names were: Avigayil, Tamar, Yael, Noa, Adel, Mia, Sara, Libi, Hila and Lia.
The most popular male name was Muhammad, given to 1,949 boys, followed by Adam (1,364), Yosef (1,294), David (1,119), Ariel (1,053), Omer (1,039), Lavi (864), Daniel (828), Rafael (779) and Ori (774).
Among Jewish families, the ten most popular male names were: David, Ariel, Lavi, Ori, Rafael, Noam, Eitan, Ari, Daniel and Yehuda.