Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: falling fast
NimrodIn Hebrew: נמרוד · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: נִמְרוֹדRomanization: Nimród
Nimrod (Hebrew: נמרוד) is a boy's name of international origin. 3,455 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 5 boys and ranked #852. Its peak year was 1983, with 128 babies.
- People in Israel
- 3,455
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 5
- rank #852
- Peak year
- 1983
- 128 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Nimrod
In Hebrew letters the name is נמרוד, read right to left. Nimrod is the Latin spelling recorded in Wiktionary; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "Nimród" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- Nimrod
- a male given name, equivalent to English Nimrod
Sometimes connected to מרד (“to rebel”), but van der Toorn et al. instead prefer a derivation from the name of a "major Mesopotamian deity", that being Ninurta, from Sumerian 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁.
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Nimrod 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 Nimrod
How do you write Nimrod in Hebrew?
Nimrod is written נמרוד in Hebrew (with vowel points: נִמְרוֹד). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "Nimród".
How many people in Israel are named Nimrod?
3,455 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name נמרוד: 0 women and 3,455 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 Nimrod a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named נמרוד are men.
What does the name Nimrod mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "Nimrod" Etymology: Sometimes connected to מרד (“to rebel”), but van der Toorn et al. instead prefer a derivation from the name of a "major Mesopotamian deity", that being Ninurta, from Sumerian 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁.
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.