Towards Rosh Hashanah 5774: The Population and Immigration Authority published today (Monday) the name data for the past Hebrew year - 5783.
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These are the ten most common names given to babies born during the past year, as recorded in the Population Registry system:
Boys General Sector:
Muhammad - 1,666, Adam - 1,187, Joseph - 1,186, David - 924, Ariel - 837, Lavi - 775, Omar - 762, Rafael - 762, Ahmed - 686, Daniel - 679.
Boys from the Jewish sector:
David - 846, Ariel - 814, Lavi - 754, Rafael - 719, Uri - 627, Yehuda - 585, Eitan - 574, Daniel - 544, Moshe - 536, Noam - 526.
Girls from the general sector:
Abigail - 969, Tamar - 847, Miriam - 806, Sarah - 710, Yael - 704, Ayla - 662, Noa - 653, Lia - 642, Adel - 606, Mia - 595.
Girls from the Jewish sector:
אביגיל - 950, תמר - 837, יעל - 694, נועה - 635, שרה - 596, ליבי - 573, אילה - 561, אדל - 552, ליה - 548, אלה - 528.
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