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Girl's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: steady

EmunaIn Hebrew: אמונה · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

With vowel points: אֱמוּנָה

Emuna (Hebrew: אמונה) is a girl's name of Hebrew origin. 2,983 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 160 girls and ranked #123. Its peak year was 2023, with 170 babies.

People in Israel
2,983
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
160
rank #123
Peak year
2023
170 babies
USA
—
not in the SSA list

Writing and saying Emuna

In Hebrew letters the name is אמונה, read right to left. Emuna 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.

Emuna 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).

Emuna: 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 Emuna

How do you write Emuna in Hebrew?

Emuna is written אמונה in Hebrew (with vowel points: אֱמוּנָה). Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Emuna?

2,983 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name אמונה: 2,983 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 Emuna a boy's or a girl's name?

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