Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: falling
AlonIn Hebrew: אלון · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: אַלּוֹןRomanization: alón
Alon (Hebrew: אלון) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 26,727 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 338 boys and ranked #55. Its peak year was 2014, with 696 babies.
- People in Israel
- 26,727
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 338
- rank #55
- Peak year
- 2014
- 696 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Alon
In Hebrew letters the name is אלון, read right to left. Alon is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "alón" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Alon and Elon
Uncertain; doublet of אֵלוֹן (elón), which possibly is the native Canaanite counterpart, compare Aramaic אִילָנָא (ʾīlānā, “tree”) and Classical Syriac ܐܺܝܠܳܢܳܐ (ʾīlānā, “tree”). The present form with a short /a/ and a geminated /l/ on the other hand may be a borrowing from Akkadian 𒀠𒆷𒀭 (ʾallānu, alyānu, “oak; acorn”). For a similar situation see אֵלָה (elá) and אַלָּה (alá).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Alon by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Alon
How do you write Alon in Hebrew?
Alon is written אלון in Hebrew (with vowel points: אַלּוֹן). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "alón".
How many people in Israel are named Alon?
26,727 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name אלון: 82 women and 26,645 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Alon a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 99.7% of the people named אלון are men.
What does the name Alon mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Alon and Elon" Etymology: Uncertain; doublet of אֵלוֹן (elón), which possibly is the native Canaanite counterpart, compare Aramaic אִילָנָא (ʾīlānā, “tree”) and Classical Syriac ܐܺܝܠܳܢܳܐ (ʾīlānā, “tree”). The present form with a short /a/ and a geminated /l/ on the other hand may be a borrowing from Akkadian 𒀠𒆷𒀭 (ʾallānu, alyānu, “oak; acorn”). For a similar situation see אֵלָה (elá) and אַלָּה (alá).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.