Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: steady
HarelIn Hebrew: הראל · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: הַרְאֵלRomanization: har'él
Harel (Hebrew: הראל) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 14,565 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 400 boys and ranked #46. Its peak year was 2015, with 742 babies.
- People in Israel
- 14,565
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 400
- rank #46
- Peak year
- 2015
- 742 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Harel
In Hebrew letters the name is הראל, read right to left. Harel 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 "har'él" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Harel
From הַר (har, “mount”) + אֵל ('El, “G-d”).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Harel 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 Harel
How do you write Harel in Hebrew?
Harel is written הראל in Hebrew (with vowel points: הַרְאֵל). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "har'él".
How many people in Israel are named Harel?
14,565 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name הראל: 445 women and 14,120 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 Harel a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 96.9% of the people named הראל are men.
What does the name Harel mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Harel" Etymology: From הַר (har, “mount”) + אֵל ('El, “G-d”).
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.