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לימור

Limor means “myrrh is mine”

Limor is a girl's name of Hebrew origin.

In Hebrew
לימור
In English letters
Limor
Meaning
Myrrh is mine
Origin
Hebrew
Given to
Girls
Gematria value
286

10,163 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 carry the name Limor.

  • 10,147 of them are women and girls, and 16 are men and boys.
  • 917 of them were born in 1974, more than in any other year.
Israelis named Limor, by year of birth
02505007501,000195119581965197219791986199320002007201420212024
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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 Limor is counted in each population group.

These are the people born 1949 to 2024 who carry the spelling לימור 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 girls10,147fewer than 5–
Jewish boys160–
Muslim girls360–
Christian Arab girls330–
Druze girls180–

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 Limor in theme or origin.

These are the questions people ask about the name Limor.

What does the name Limor mean?

Limor means “myrrh is mine”. Limor is a girl's name of Hebrew origin.

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

Limor is mainly a girl's name. Of the 10,163 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 who carry it, 10,147 are women and girls and 16 are men and boys.

How do you write Limor in Hebrew?

Limor is written לימור in Hebrew.

How many people in Israel are named Limor?

10,163 Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 carry Limor today. The most were born in 1974.

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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