Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: falling
OronIn Hebrew: אורון · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: אוֹרוֹןRomanization: orón
Oron (Hebrew: אורון) is a boy's name of international origin. 1,346 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 8 boys and ranked #726. Its peak year was 1980, with 109 babies.
- People in Israel
- 1,346
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 8
- rank #726
- Peak year
- 1980
- 109 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Oron
In Hebrew letters the name is אורון, read right to left. Oron 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 "orón" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- Uranus
- a surname
- a male given name
Coined by Academy of the Hebrew Language in 2009, from אור + ־ון. Chosen to resemble the Latin name Uranus.
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Oron 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 Oron
How do you write Oron in Hebrew?
Oron is written אורון in Hebrew (with vowel points: אוֹרוֹן). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "orón".
How many people in Israel are named Oron?
1,346 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name אורון: 26 women and 1,320 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 Oron a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 98.1% of the people named אורון are men.
What does the name Oron mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "Uranus" Etymology: Coined by Academy of the Hebrew Language in 2009, from אור + ־ון. Chosen to resemble the Latin name Uranus.
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.