Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: falling
OferIn Hebrew: עופר · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: עֹפֶרRomanization: ófer
Ofer (Hebrew: עופר) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 12,699 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 16 boys and ranked #526. Its peak year was 1970, with 575 babies.
- People in Israel
- 12,699
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 16
- rank #526
- Peak year
- 1970
- 575 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Ofer
In Hebrew letters the name is עופר, read right to left. Ofer 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 "ófer" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male or female given name, Ofer, Offer, Opher
Uncertain. Apparently not found in other Semitic languages.
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Ofer 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 Ofer
How do you write Ofer in Hebrew?
Ofer is written עופר in Hebrew (with vowel points: עֹפֶר). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "ófer".
How many people in Israel are named Ofer?
12,699 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name עופר: 356 women and 12,343 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 Ofer a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 97.2% of the people named עופר are men.
What does the name Ofer mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male or female given name, Ofer, Offer, Opher" Etymology: Uncertain. Apparently not found in other Semitic languages.
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.