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NehoraiIn Hebrew: נהוראי · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: נְהוֹרַאיRomanization: n'horái
Nehorai (Hebrew: נהוראי) is a boy's name of Aramaic origin. 12,253 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 309 boys and ranked #62. Its peak year was 2010, with 765 babies.
- People in Israel
- 12,253
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 309
- rank #62
- Peak year
- 2010
- 765 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Nehorai
In Hebrew letters the name is נהוראי, read right to left. Nehorai 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 "n'horái" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Nehorai
From Aramaic נְהוֹרַאי, itself from Aramaic נְהַר (“to shine”). Compare Hebrew נ־י־ר (“to burn, to be bright, to shine”).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Nehorai 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
Questions about Nehorai
How do you write Nehorai in Hebrew?
Nehorai is written נהוראי in Hebrew (with vowel points: נְהוֹרַאי). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "n'horái".
How many people in Israel are named Nehorai?
12,253 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name נהוראי: 17 women and 12,236 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 Nehorai a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 99.9% of the people named נהוראי are men.
What does the name Nehorai mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Nehorai" Etymology: From Aramaic נְהוֹרַאי, itself from Aramaic נְהַר (“to shine”). Compare Hebrew נ־י־ר (“to burn, to be bright, to shine”).
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.