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ErezIn Hebrew: ארז · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: אֶרֶזRomanization: érez
Erez (Hebrew: ארז) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 11,121 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 98 boys and ranked #175. Its peak year was 1982, with 432 babies.
- People in Israel
- 11,121
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 98
- rank #175
- Peak year
- 1982
- 432 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Erez
In Hebrew letters the name is ארז, read right to left. Erez 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 "érez" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name
Cognate with Arabic أَرْز (ʔarz, “cedar”), Aramaic אַרְזָא (“cedar”) and Classical Syriac ܐܪܙܐ (ʾarzā, “cedar”). The figurative sense derives from the fact that cedars were celebrated for their durable and aromatic wood, ultimately leading to extensive deforestation of their habitat in the Levant.
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Erez 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 Erez
How do you write Erez in Hebrew?
Erez is written ארז in Hebrew (with vowel points: אֶרֶז). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "érez".
How many people in Israel are named Erez?
11,121 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name ארז: 162 women and 10,959 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 Erez a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 98.5% of the people named ארז are men.
What does the name Erez mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name" Etymology: Cognate with Arabic أَرْز (ʔarz, “cedar”), Aramaic אַרְזָא (“cedar”) and Classical Syriac ܐܪܙܐ (ʾarzā, “cedar”). The figurative sense derives from the fact that cedars were celebrated for their durable and aromatic wood, ultimately leading to extensive deforestation of their habitat in the Levant.
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.