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Girl's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: steady

AvishagIn Hebrew: אבישג · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

With vowel points: אֲבִישַׁג

Avishag (Hebrew: אבישג) is a girl's name of biblical origin. 7,952 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 389 girls and ranked #49. Its peak year was 2024, with 389 babies.

People in Israel
7,952
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
389
rank #49
Peak year
2024
389 babies
USA
—
not in the SSA list

Writing and saying Avishag

In Hebrew letters the name is אבישג, read right to left. Avishag is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Avishag by year in Israel

How many girls 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).

Avishag: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Avishag

How do you write Avishag in Hebrew?

Avishag is written אבישג in Hebrew (with vowel points: אֲבִישַׁג). Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Avishag?

7,952 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name אבישג: 7,952 women and 0 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 Avishag a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 100.0% of the people named אבישג are women.

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.