Jerusalem Leads Israel in Births; Muhammad Most Popular Boy's Name
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Israel registered 179,398 newborns in the past year, with Jerusalem having the most births. Muhammad was the most popular name for boys, and Avigail for girls.
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- 179,398 babies were born in Israel in the past year.
- Jerusalem had the highest number of births with 23,336.
- Muhammad was the most popular name for newborn boys.
- Avigail was the most popular name for newborn girls.
- Bnei Brak and Tel Aviv followed Jerusalem in birth numbers.
Israel's Population and Immigration Authority has released its annual statistics on newborn births ahead of Rosh Hashanah, revealing that 179,398 babies were registered in the past year. Jerusalem recorded the highest number of births with 23,336 newborns. Bnei Brak followed with 8,225 births, and Tel Aviv ranked third with 7,405.
Other cities with significant birth numbers included Beit Shemesh (6,974), Ashdod (4,031), Haifa (3,421), Rishon LeZion (3,413), Netanya (3,343), Petah Tikva (3,338), and Modi'in Illit (3,113).
According to the data, Muhammad was the most common name given to baby boys nationwide. Other popular male names were Ariel, Yosef, Adam, David, Omer, Raphael, Lavi, Michael, and Eitan. Within the Jewish sector, Ariel, David, Raphael, Lavi, Uri, Michael, Eliya, Eitan, Yehuda, and Ari were the most frequent choices.
For baby girls, Avigail was the most popular name across the country. Other widely chosen names for girls included Miriam, Leah, Libby, Tamar, Yael, Ayala, Sarah, Ella, and Naya. In the Jewish sector, Avigail, Libby, Tamar, Yael, Leah, Ella, Ayala, Sarah, Noa, and Naya were the most common names.
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