Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: hardly given today
TzadokIn Hebrew: צדוק · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: צָדוֹק
Tzadok (Hebrew: צדוק) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 912 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Its peak year was 1953, with 36 babies.
- People in Israel
- 912
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- —
- not in the list
- Peak year
- 1953
- 36 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Tzadok
In Hebrew letters the name is צדוק, read right to left. Tzadok is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.
We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.
Tzadok 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 Tzadok
How do you write Tzadok in Hebrew?
Tzadok is written צדוק in Hebrew (with vowel points: צָדוֹק). Hebrew is read right to left.
How many people in Israel are named Tzadok?
912 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name צדוק: 0 women and 912 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 Tzadok a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named צדוק are men.
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.