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נבו

Nevo means “Mount Nebo, in Moab”

Nevo is a boy's name of Hebrew origin.

Moses viewed the Promised Land from Mount Nebo before his death.

In Hebrew
נבו
In English letters
Nevo
Other English spellings
Nebo
Meaning
Mount Nebo, in Moab
Origin
Hebrew
Given to
Boys
Gematria value
58

5,169 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 carry the name Nevo.

  • 43 of them are women and girls, and 5,126 are men and boys.
  • 383 of them were born in 2024, more than in any other year.
  • Carriers born 2020 to 2024: 1,409, against 911 born 2010 to 2014, so its share of births is growing.
Israelis named Nevo, 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 Nevo is counted in each population group.

These are the people born 1949 to 2024 who carry the spelling נבו 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 girls436567 of 678
Jewish boys5,12637746 of 541

In 2024, Nevo ranked 46 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 Nevo in theme or origin.

These are the questions people ask about the name Nevo.

What does the name Nevo mean?

Nevo means “Mount Nebo, in Moab”. Nevo is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. Moses viewed the Promised Land from Mount Nebo before his death.

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

Nevo is mainly a boy's name. Of the 5,169 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 who carry it, 43 are women and girls and 5,126 are men and boys.

How do you write Nevo in Hebrew?

Nevo is written נבו in Hebrew.

How many people in Israel are named Nevo?

5,169 Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 carry Nevo today. The most were born in 2024. In 2024, Nevo ranked 46 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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