אור
Or means “light”
Or is a name for girls and boys, of Hebrew origin.
- In Hebrew
- אור
- In English letters
- Or
- Other English spellings
- Ohr, Orr
- Meaning
- Light
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Given to
- Girls and boys
- Themes
- Light and sky
- Gematria value
- 207
32,270 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 carry the name Or.
- 11,621 of them are women and girls, and 20,649 are men and boys.
- 1,016 of them were born in 1991, more than in any other year.
- Carriers born 2020 to 2024: 3,028, against 3,405 born 2010 to 2014, so its share of births is about the same.
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 Or is counted in each population group.
These are the people born 1949 to 2024 who carry the spelling אור 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 | 11,621 | 204 | 83 of 678 |
| Jewish boys | 20,649 | 400 | 43 of 541 |
| Muslim girls | 12 | 0 | – |
| Muslim boys | 15 | fewer than 5 | – |
| Druze girls | 6 | fewer than 5 | – |
| Druze boys | 8 | fewer than 5 | – |
In 2024, Or ranked 43 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 Or in theme or origin.
These are the questions people ask about the name Or.
What does the name Or mean?
Or means “light”. Or is a name for girls and boys, of Hebrew origin.
Is Or a boy's name or a girl's name?
Or is used for both girls and boys. Of the 32,270 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 who carry it, 11,621 are women and girls and 20,649 are men and boys.
How do you write Or in Hebrew?
Or is written אור in Hebrew.
How many people in Israel are named Or?
32,270 Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 carry Or today. The most were born in 1991. In 2024, Or ranked 43 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.