Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: steady
AvnerIn Hebrew: אבנר · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: אַבְנֵרRomanization: avnér
Avner (Hebrew: אבנר) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 5,346 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 11 boys and ranked #634. Its peak year was 1957, with 216 babies.
- People in Israel
- 5,346
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 11
- rank #634
- Peak year
- 1957
- 216 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Avner
In Hebrew letters the name is אבנר, read right to left. Avner 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 "avnér" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Avner and Abner
- Abner (a cousin of Saul mentioned in the Old Testament)
From אָב (av, “father”) + נור (nur, “light”) or אָב (av, “father”) + נר (ner, “a candle”).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Avner 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 Avner
How do you write Avner in Hebrew?
Avner is written אבנר in Hebrew (with vowel points: אַבְנֵר). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "avnér".
How many people in Israel are named Avner?
5,346 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name אבנר: 0 women and 5,346 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 Avner a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named אבנר are men.
What does the name Avner mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Avner and Abner" Etymology: From אָב (av, “father”) + נור (nur, “light”) or אָב (av, “father”) + נר (ner, “a candle”).
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.