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NaorIn Hebrew: נאור · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: נָאוֹרRomanization: na'ór
Naor (Hebrew: נאור) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 5,138 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 26 boys and ranked #423. Its peak year was 1990, with 200 babies.
- People in Israel
- 5,138
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 26
- rank #423
- Peak year
- 1990
- 200 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Naor
In Hebrew letters the name is נאור, read right to left. Naor 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 "na'ór" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Naor
- a surname
From the root א־ו־ר, mainly associated with אוֹר (or, “light”).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Naor 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 Naor
How do you write Naor in Hebrew?
Naor is written נאור in Hebrew (with vowel points: נָאוֹר). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "na'ór".
How many people in Israel are named Naor?
5,138 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name נאור: 80 women and 5,058 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 Naor a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 98.4% of the people named נאור are men.
What does the name Naor mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Naor" Etymology: From the root א־ו־ר, mainly associated with אוֹר (or, “light”).
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.