נהוראי
Nehorai means “light (Aramaic)”
Nehorai is a boy's name of Talmudic origin.
Rabbi Nehorai was a sage of the Mishnah.
- In Hebrew
- נהוראי
- In English letters
- Nehorai
- Other English spellings
- Nehoray
- Meaning
- Light (Aramaic)
- Origin
- Talmudic
- Given to
- Boys
- Themes
- Light and sky
- Gematria value
- 272
12,253 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 carry the name Nehorai.
- 17 of them are women and girls, and 12,236 are men and boys.
- 765 of them were born in 2010, more than in any other year.
- Carriers born 2020 to 2024: 1,680, against 3,310 born 2010 to 2014, so its share of births is shrinking.
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 Nehorai is counted in each population group.
These are the people born 1949 to 2024 who carry the spelling נהוראי 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.
| Population group | Carriers | Born in 2024 | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish girls | 17 | 0 | – |
| Jewish boys | 12,236 | 309 | 56 of 541 |
In 2024, Nehorai ranked 56 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 Nehorai in theme or origin.
These are the questions people ask about the name Nehorai.
What does the name Nehorai mean?
Nehorai means “light (Aramaic)”. Nehorai is a boy's name of Talmudic origin. Rabbi Nehorai was a sage of the Mishnah.
Is Nehorai a boy's name or a girl's name?
Nehorai is mainly a boy's name. Of the 12,253 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 who carry it, 17 are women and girls and 12,236 are men and boys.
How do you write Nehorai in Hebrew?
Nehorai is written נהוראי in Hebrew.
How many people in Israel are named Nehorai?
12,253 Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 carry Nehorai today. The most were born in 2010. In 2024, Nehorai ranked 56 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.