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דרור

Dror means “freedom, or a sparrow”

Dror is a boy's name of Hebrew origin.

In Hebrew
דרור
In English letters
Dror
Other English spellings
Deror
Meaning
Freedom, or a sparrow
Origin
Hebrew
Given to
Boys
Gematria value
410

8,731 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 carry the name Dror.

  • 765 of them are women and girls, and 7,966 are men and boys.
  • 319 of them were born in 1967, more than in any other year.
  • Carriers born 2020 to 2024: 512, against 415 born 2010 to 2014, so its share of births is about the same.
Israelis named Dror, by year of birth
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Central Bureau of Statistics register, April 2025. People who changed their name are counted under the one they carry now, and a year with fewer than five shows as zero.

This is how Dror is counted in each population group.

These are the people born 1949 to 2024 who carry the spelling דרור today, in each population group and sex the register lists for it. The rank counts the names given in 2024, and 1 is the most given. A count under 5 is not published, so the table says “fewer than 5”, and 0 means nobody.

Carriers of the name by population group and sex
Population groupCarriersBorn in 2024Rank in 2024
Jewish girls76554207 of 678
Jewish boys7,96658196 of 541

In 2024, Dror ranked 196 of 541 among the names given to Jewish boys.

Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics table of current first names of people born 1949 to 2024, by sex and population group (release 391/2025 of 8 December 2025, read on 2 November 2026). Groups and sexes with no row for this spelling are left out.

These six names are close to Dror in theme or origin.

These are the questions people ask about the name Dror.

What does the name Dror mean?

Dror means “freedom, or a sparrow”. Dror is a boy's name of Hebrew origin.

Is Dror a boy's name or a girl's name?

Dror is mainly a boy's name. Of the 8,731 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 who carry it, 765 are women and girls and 7,966 are men and boys.

How do you write Dror in Hebrew?

Dror is written דרור in Hebrew.

How many people in Israel are named Dror?

8,731 Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 carry Dror today. The most were born in 1967. In 2024, Dror ranked 196 of 541 among the names given to Jewish boys.

Counts are Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 who carry the name today, from the Central Bureau of Statistics register of April 2025. Meanings follow the standard etymologies of Hebrew name references, and where nobody can be sure the page says so.

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