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“light, brilliance”
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01 / Meaning & origin
אור is a feminine given name documented in Hebrew. English Wikipedia gives the meaning “light, brilliance”.
Meaning: “light, brilliance”
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Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1), 2024: 400 male (rank 43). Documented as a given name in Hebrew.
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03 / By the numbers
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1949–2024 Spelling: אור
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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 | suppressed |
| 1950 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1951 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1952 | 8 | 482 | observed |
| 1953 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1954 | 5 | 616 | observed |
| 1955 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1956 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1957 | 6 | 546 | observed |
| 1958 | 8 | 471 | observed |
| 1959 | 8 | 464 | observed |
| 1960 | 5 | 627 | observed |
| 1961 | 12 | 347 | observed |
| 1962 | 15 | 312 | observed |
| 1963 | 11 | 376 | observed |
| 1964 | 15 | 318 | observed |
| 1965 | 20 | 261 | observed |
| 1966 | 17 | 298 | observed |
| 1967 | 17 | 298 | observed |
| 1968 | 15 | 319 | observed |
| 1969 | 20 | 281 | observed |
| 1970 | 19 | 300 | observed |
| 1971 | 14 | 368 | observed |
| 1972 | 26 | 252 | observed |
| 1973 | 33 | 222 | observed |
| 1974 | 30 | 243 | observed |
| 1975 | 31 | 234 | observed |
| 1976 | 30 | 245 | observed |
| 1977 | 35 | 221 | observed |
| 1978 | 29 | 241 | observed |
| 1979 | 27 | 261 | observed |
| 1980 | 35 | 225 | observed |
| 1981 | 35 | 225 | observed |
| 1982 | 60 | 165 | observed |
| 1983 | 50 | 191 | observed |
| 1984 | 74 | 150 | observed |
| 1985 | 104 | 116 | observed |
| 1986 | 141 | 87 | observed |
| 1987 | 133 | 86 | observed |
| 1988 | 213 | 51 | observed |
| 1989 | 225 | 48 | observed |
| 1990 | 297 | 38 | observed |
| 1991 | 314 | 39 | observed |
| 1992 | 312 | 36 | observed |
| 1993 | 329 | 33 | observed |
| 1994 | 352 | 31 | observed |
| 1995 | 360 | 28 | observed |
| 1996 | 319 | 35 | observed |
| 1997 | 333 | 36 | observed |
| 1998 | 332 | 38 | observed |
| 1999 | 385 | 29 | observed |
| 2000 | 326 | 37 | observed |
| 2001 | 353 | 34 | observed |
| 2002 | 357 | 34 | observed |
| 2003 | 345 | 38 | observed |
| 2004 | 291 | 48 | observed |
| 2005 | 268 | 52 | observed |
| 2006 | 335 | 43 | observed |
| 2007 | 285 | 53 | observed |
| 2008 | 227 | 73 | observed |
| 2009 | 235 | 71 | observed |
| 2010 | 210 | 80 | observed |
| 2011 | 211 | 80 | observed |
| 2012 | 229 | 75 | observed |
| 2013 | 292 | 68 | observed |
| 2014 | 382 | 46 | observed |
| 2015 | 313 | 64 | observed |
| 2016 | 279 | 69 | observed |
| 2017 | 254 | 73 | observed |
| 2018 | 270 | 71 | observed |
| 2019 | 237 | 72 | observed |
| 2020 | 233 | 75 | observed |
| 2021 | 212 | 88 | observed |
| 2022 | 198 | 91 | observed |
| 2023 | 200 | 87 | observed |
| 2024 | 204 | 83 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “אור” 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
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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
Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Druze (דרוזים) (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
Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Muslims (מוסלמים) (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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