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Girl's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: hardly given today

GenendelIn Hebrew: גננדל · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Genendel (Hebrew: גננדל) is a girl's name of Hebrew origin. 47 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).

People in Israel
47
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
—
not in the list
Peak year
—
USA
—
not in the SSA list

Writing and saying Genendel

In Hebrew letters the name is גננדל, read right to left. Genendel is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; 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.

Genendel 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).

Genendel: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Questions about Genendel

How do you write Genendel in Hebrew?

Genendel is written גננדל in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Genendel?

47 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name גננדל: 47 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 Genendel a boy's or a girl's name?

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