The baby’s Jewish name is given to him during the ceremony of the Brit Milah at the time the Brachot (blessings) are said. Parents should decide on the name before the Brit, but the baby should not be called by a name until he is officially named. Since a person’s Jewish name is directly connected to his soul, the appropriate time to be named is at his Brit, when he receives his divine soul.

There are many varied customs regarding the Jewish name. Some parents name the baby after deceased relatives, while others choose the name of a Biblical figure appearing in the weekly Torah reading. It is said that at the moment parents decide on a Jewish name for their child, they are given a prophesy, assuring that the name they choose will perfectly suit their baby.

The Names Guide
A:
Abba, Abir, Abiri, Achi, Achiezer, Achimelech, Achinoam, Achishia, Achitzedek, Adam, Adar, Addar, Adir, Adon, Aharon, Akavya, Akiva, Alexander, Alon, Alter, Aluf, Aluph, Ami,Amiel, Amir, Amnon, Amos, Amram, Anshil, Arel, Ariel, Arik, Arye, Aryeh, Asa, Asher, Atid, Av, Avi, Avichayil, Aviezer, Aviezri, Avigal, Avimelech, Avinadov, Avinatan, Aviner, Avinoam, Aviram, Avishai, Avishalom, Aviv, Avner, Avraham, Azriel

B:
Baal, Bani, Bar, Baruch, Bar Yochai, Ben, Ben Ami, Ben Baruch, Bunim, Ben Ezra, Ben Tov, Ben-Tziyon, Ben-Yishai, Ber, Beryl, Betzalel, Binyamin, Binyamin-Ze’ev, Bivi, Boaz

C:
Chacham , Chadad, Chagai, Chagi, Chanan, Chananel, Chananya, Chanoch, Chatzkel, Chaim, Cheifer, Chen, Chizkiyahu, Choni

D:
Dan, Daniel, David, Deror, Dov, Dubi

E:
Eden, Efrat, Efrayim, Ehud, Eichi, Eitan, Eizer, Eizik, Elazar, Elchanan, Elezri, Eli, Eliezer, Elimelech, Elinatan, Eliram, Eliran, Elisha, Elituv, Eliyahu, Elkana, Elkayam, Elyakim, Elyashiv, Emanuel, Erez, Even, Evenezer, Ezekiel, Ezer, Ezra

F:
Feivel, Fichel, Fishel

G:
Gabai, Gabbai , Gabi, Gabriel, Gad, Gafni, Gai, Gal, Gamliel, Gavriel, Gedalya, Gedalyahu, Gershon, Gever, Gidon, Gil, Gil–Ad, Gilad, Gili, Gur–Ari

H:
Henech, Hersh, Hershel, Herz, Hillel, Hosheia

I:
Iezer, Isaac, Israel, Issachar, Isser, Itamar

J:
Jacob, Jeremiah, Jesse, John, Jona, Jonah, Jonathan, Joseph, Joshua, Judah

K:
Kaduri, Kahana, Kalmon, Karmel, Karmeli, Karmiel, Katan, Katriel, Kehat, Kuti, Kutiel

L:
Label, Lazer, Leib, Leibel, Lemech, Lemel, Leor, Lev, Levi, Lezer, Li-Or, Leob

M:
Macabee, Maccabee , Maimon, Manasseh , Mannes , Manoach, Mashiach, Matanya., Matanyahu, Mati, Matitya, Matityahu, Matzliach, Mazal, Meigein, Meir, Meiri, Mei-Zahav, Melech, Menachem, Menashe, Mendel , Micha, Michael, Mordechai, Moshe

N:
Nachman, Nachmani , Nachmiel, Nachson, Nachum, Naftali, Natan, Nechemya, Nechum, Netanel, Netanya, Nissan, Nissim, Noach, Noam

O:
Oded, Ofir, Ohed, Oran, Oshiya

P:
Paseachs, Peretz, Pesach, Pesachya, Petuel, Pinchas

R:
Raanan, Rachaman, Rachamim, Rachmiel, Rachum, Rafi, Rani, Ranon, Raviv, Refael, Reuel, Reuven, Roni

S:
Saadya, Saba, Samson, Samuel, Sanser, Segel, Sender, Shabtai, Shachar, Shai, Shalom, Shammai, Shaul, Shaya, Shealtiel, Shebsel, Shem, Shemarya, Shemaryahu, Shemaya, Shemayahu, Shem-Tov, Shepsel, Sheraga , Shimi, Shimon, Shimshon, Shlomi, Shlomo , Shmarya, Shmerel, Shmiel, Shmuel, Shmulke, Shneur, Simcha, Sinai, Solomon

T:
Tamir, Tanchum, Tarfon, Tomer, Tov, Tovi, Toviel, Toviya, Tuviya, Tzachi, Tzefanya, Tzemach, Tzevi, Tzidkiya, Tzidkiyahu, Tziyon

U:
Udi, Uri, Uriel , Uzi, Uziel, Uziyahu

V:
Velvol, Volf

Y:
Yaakov, Yankel, Yechezkel, Yechiel, Yechizkiya, Yechizkiyahu , Yehochanan , Yehonatan, Yehoshua, Yehuda, Yekutiel, Yerachmiel, Yerucham, Yesarel, Yeshaya, Yeshayahu, Yeshua, Yirmeya, Yirmeyahu, Yisachar, Yisrael, Yitzchak, Yizrael, Yochanan, Yoel, Yona , Yonatan, Yoran, Yosef, Yosei

Z:
Zalman, Zalmen, Zalmon, Zecharya, Zecharyahu, Ze’ev, Zeide, Zimroni, Zohar, Zusa, Zushe, Zusman, Zusmann