According to the Jewish Data Bank, while the Jewish population in the U.S. hovers near 6.7 million – about 2 percent of the entire population – names of the same origin, such as Asher or Ari, have spiked in popularity throughout the U.S.
When naming your new bundle of joy, you may forgo an Irish or German name, and instead, consider choosing a noteworthy moniker with Jewish roots.
The female names Adi and Adna may be to your liking if you’re looking for something unique. More common names, such as Alexander and Hannah – perennial favorites in the U.S. in recent years – have also found popularity in other parts of the world.
Using the Social Security Administration’s 2015 data, analysts at MooseRoots, a genealogy research site powered by Graphiq, found the most common Jewish baby names.
To create the list, they calculated the frequency of a given name that can be traced back to Jewish roots in the U.S. per every million babies born. When ties occur, the list is ranked according to 2015 popularity data.
Take a look at the top 25 most common names of Jewish origin for both boys and girls.
Makes sense. All the Menachem mendels are naming their sons Levi and all the Chaya mushkas are naming their daughters Chana! 😀😀
And indeed, there is another theory that the name Feivush (and its variants) comes from Vives, a French name equivalent to Chaim.
Even if Feivush does come from Phoebus, though, no need to get so bent out of shape over it. There’s also the notion out there that the names Mordechai and Esther come from Babylonian or Persian avodah zarah; that doesn’t prevent us from using them.
This list is missing
Noah
Benjamin
Jacob
Michael
Elijah
These names are all in the top 15 most popular boys names in 2016
I think Phoebus was another name for Apollo, the Greek god of music, poetry, medicine, & the sun. Yikes!
Chaya Mushka either.
It’s a Greek name that Jews borrowed.
Other Greek names popular among Jews include Phoebus, which we pronounce “Fayvish”, Kalonymos, which we pronounce “Kloinimus” or “Kalman”, and Margaritis, which in Hebrew is “Margalit”.
Rebbes parents!
I don’t see Menachem Mendel on the list, so the list doesn’t sound reliable.