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- Wiktionary: רותםCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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A given name in Hebrew
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/ˈʁotem/ · Hebrew (Modern Israeli)
01 / Meaning & origin
רותם is a unisex given name documented in Hebrew. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
Compare Arabic رَتَم (ratam)
02 / Across borders
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Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1), 2024: 114 male (rank 133). Documented as a given name in Hebrew.
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03 / By the numbers
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1949–2024 Spelling: רותם
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Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel · Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
No rounding stated; counts are integers (valueStatus=observed). Thousands separators in the total column are removed when parsing.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | People | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1955 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1956 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1957 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1958 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1959 | 6 | 548 | observed |
| 1960 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1961 | 6 | 555 | observed |
| 1962 | 8 | 452 | observed |
| 1963 | 9 | 415 | observed |
| 1964 | 11 | 364 | observed |
| 1965 | 16 | 299 | observed |
| 1966 | 13 | 343 | observed |
| 1967 | 18 | 286 | observed |
| 1968 | 15 | 319 | observed |
| 1969 | 29 | 222 | observed |
| 1970 | 31 | 217 | observed |
| 1971 | 33 | 219 | observed |
| 1972 | 41 | 180 | observed |
| 1973 | 43 | 176 | observed |
| 1974 | 48 | 175 | observed |
| 1975 | 64 | 155 | observed |
| 1976 | 73 | 144 | observed |
| 1977 | 92 | 115 | observed |
| 1978 | 92 | 118 | observed |
| 1979 | 98 | 112 | observed |
| 1980 | 136 | 86 | observed |
| 1981 | 164 | 71 | observed |
| 1982 | 172 | 69 | observed |
| 1983 | 242 | 49 | observed |
| 1984 | 195 | 55 | observed |
| 1985 | 271 | 42 | observed |
| 1986 | 414 | 24 | observed |
| 1987 | 397 | 25 | observed |
| 1988 | 376 | 27 | observed |
| 1989 | 339 | 31 | observed |
| 1990 | 327 | 33 | observed |
| 1991 | 374 | 25 | observed |
| 1992 | 352 | 28 | observed |
| 1993 | 352 | 29 | observed |
| 1994 | 351 | 32 | observed |
| 1995 | 317 | 35 | observed |
| 1996 | 328 | 33 | observed |
| 1997 | 353 | 32 | observed |
| 1998 | 344 | 34 | observed |
| 1999 | 384 | 30 | observed |
| 2000 | 403 | 27 | observed |
| 2001 | 353 | 34 | observed |
| 2002 | 335 | 38 | observed |
| 2003 | 375 | 33 | observed |
| 2004 | 339 | 42 | observed |
| 2005 | 259 | 53 | observed |
| 2006 | 306 | 50 | observed |
| 2007 | 319 | 48 | observed |
| 2008 | 337 | 47 | observed |
| 2009 | 269 | 64 | observed |
| 2010 | 244 | 69 | observed |
| 2011 | 253 | 66 | observed |
| 2012 | 214 | 83 | observed |
| 2013 | 224 | 82 | observed |
| 2014 | 233 | 81 | observed |
| 2015 | 164 | 102 | observed |
| 2016 | 207 | 85 | observed |
| 2017 | 168 | 103 | observed |
| 2018 | 146 | 115 | observed |
| 2019 | 116 | 128 | observed |
| 2020 | 108 | 138 | observed |
| 2021 | 101 | 144 | observed |
| 2022 | 81 | 159 | observed |
| 2023 | 59 | 194 | observed |
| 2024 | 70 | 177 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “רותם” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Released 2025-12-08 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה) · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted) · retrieved 2026-10-15
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