Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: steady
Y'kuti'elIn Hebrew: יקותיאל · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: יְקוּתִיאֵלRomanization: Y'kuti'él
Y'kuti'el (Hebrew: יקותיאל) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 1,406 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 18 boys and ranked #497. Its peak year was 1995, with 68 babies.
- People in Israel
- 1,406
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 18
- rank #497
- Peak year
- 1995
- 68 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Y'kuti'el
In Hebrew letters the name is יקותיאל, read right to left. Y'kuti'el 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 "Y'kuti'él" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- Jekuthiel a Judahite mentioned in 1 Chronicles
- a male given name, Jekuthiel
The first element is probably from the root י־ק־ה (y-q-h). י־ק־ה (y-q-h) probably means to obey, though some suggest to preserve. Probably related to יָקֶה (yaké) and יִקְהָה (yik'há, “obedience”). The name can thus be translated as "obedience of God"/"obedience to God". Possibly "preservation of God".
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Y'kuti'el 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 Y'kuti'el
How do you write Y'kuti'el in Hebrew?
Y'kuti'el is written יקותיאל in Hebrew (with vowel points: יְקוּתִיאֵל). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "Y'kuti'él".
How many people in Israel are named Y'kuti'el?
1,406 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name יקותיאל: 0 women and 1,406 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 Y'kuti'el a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named יקותיאל are men.
What does the name Y'kuti'el mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "Jekuthiel a Judahite mentioned in 1 Chronicles" Etymology: The first element is probably from the root י־ק־ה (y-q-h). י־ק־ה (y-q-h) probably means to obey, though some suggest to preserve. Probably related to יָקֶה (yaké) and יִקְהָה (yik'há, “obedience”). The name can thus be translated as "obedience of God"/"obedience to God". Possibly "preservation of God".
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.