Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: rising
TzurIn Hebrew: צור · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: צוּרRomanization: tsúr
Tzur (Hebrew: צור) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 1,924 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 66 boys and ranked #238. Its peak year was 2021, with 91 babies.
- People in Israel
- 1,924
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 66
- rank #238
- Peak year
- 2021
- 91 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Tzur
In Hebrew letters the name is צור, read right to left. Tzur 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 "tsúr" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name
- a surname
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Tzur 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 Tzur
How do you write Tzur in Hebrew?
Tzur is written צור in Hebrew (with vowel points: צוּר). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "tsúr".
How many people in Israel are named Tzur?
1,924 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name צור: 13 women and 1,911 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 Tzur a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 99.3% of the people named צור are men.
What does the name Tzur mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name"
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.