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Hebrew Names that Start With I

Updated October 2026

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There are 20 Hebrew names that start with the letter I for boys and girls, including Isabella, Isaac, Isaiah, Israel, Isaias, Izaiah, Ira, Issac, Ira, Ilan, Ishmael, Ilana, Idan, Ido, Ilisha, Izbeth, Idit, Ichabod, Ivria, and Isibeal.

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Isabella
Spanish and Italian variation of Elizabeth, Hebrew
"pledged to God"
Isabella has been a Top 10 name for girls in the US for two decades now. The Latinate form of Isabel, a variation of Elizabeth which originally derived from the Hebrew name Elisheba, Isabella reigned…
Isaac
Hebrew
"laughter"
Isaac has shaved off his biblical beard and leaped into the upper echelon of popular boys' names, outrunning cousin Isaiah. A favorite of the Puritans, Isaac has never dipped below Number 400 on the…
Isaiah
Hebrew
"Salvation of the Lord"
Isaiah, like brethren Isaac and Elijah, is a once neglected biblical name now firmly back in favor, already surpassing such long-popular Old Testament stalwarts as Aaron and Adam. Isaiah has ranked…
Israel
Hebrew
"he who struggles with God"
Though it was used by the Puritans in the sixteenth century, the founding of the modern Jewish state in 1948 transformed Israel from a traditional favorite into an icon of Judaism. In the Bible,…
Isaias
Latin variation of Isaiah
"Salvation of the Lord"
Widely used in the Hispanic community, as is the shorter Isai. While the original Isaiah and cousin Isaac are much more popular, Isaias commanded attention as the name of a storm in the summer of…
Izaiah
Spelling variation of Isaiah
After breaking into the Top 400 in 2011, this name has lost ground.
Ira
Hebrew, Sanskrit
"watchful one; wind"
Succinct and sharp, Ira is one of the shortest Old Testament names, belonging to one of King David's thirty 'mighty warriors.' It was widely used in the US from the 1880s to the early 1930s (it was…
Issac
Hebrew
"laughter"
A play on the spelling of Isaac that's somehow been in the Top 1000 every year since 1880. (If only by a hair: In both 1926 and 1962, it came in at number 999.) It hit an all-time peak at Number 377…
Ira
Hebrew, Russian, Greek, Finnish, Sanskrit, "watchful one; peace; protectress; earth
Truly multi-cultural, Ira can be: a Russian short form of Irina, meaning "peace"; a gender-switch of the Hebrew male name Ira, meaning "watchful"; a modern Greek and Finnish form of Hera, meaning…
Ilan
Hebrew
"tree"
Because of its meaning, a symbolic name given to boys born on TuB'Shevat, the New Year of the Trees, or Arbor Day.
Ishmael
Hebrew
"God will hear"
Ishmael is most familiar through "Call me Ishmael," the opening line spoken by the youthful narrator of Moby-Dick . Few American parents have followed that advice, though the Spanish and Arabic…
Ilana
Hebrew
"oak tree"
Ilana is a name with seemingly endless variations, well used in Israel, sometimes chosen for little girls born on the holiday of TuB'Shevat, the New Year of the Trees. While some sources say Ilana is…
Idan
Hebrew
"era, time"
Idan is a Hebrew unisex place-name rarely heard in this country.
Ido
Hebrew and Arabic
"to evaporate and to be mighty"
Ido is a multicultural name seldom heard in modern America but popular in the Middle East. As transliterations, Ido and its other form Iddo are equally correct. The Biblical Ido was a minor prophet…
Ilisha
Hebrew variation of Alisha, Elisha
The relationship to "ill" makes this and similar names less pleasing than the versions that start with A or E.
Izbeth
Contraction of Elizabeth, Hebrew
"pledged to God"
A stripped back variation of Elizabeth, Izbeth is predominantly used in Mexico, though 2025 saw it appear in the US stats for the first time, given to 16 girls.
Idit
Hebrew
"good soil, ground"
An earthy name with a crisp, concise sound, Idit means "good soil" in Hebrew. Also spelled as Idith, it could make an especially meaningful choice for someone who has a small holding, works in…
Ichabod
Hebrew
"the glory is gone"
Ichabod, an eccentric Old Testament name, is forever tied to the character of Ichabod Crane -- and worse, the teasing possibilities of "icky bod." Even its original meaning is a negative. Skip…
Ivria
Hebrew
"from the land of Abraham"
Perhaps to honor an ancestral Abraham, but presents a confusing image.
Isibeal
Isibeal is the traditional Irish Gaelic form of Isabel or Elizabeth, ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Elisheva, meaning 'God is my oath.' Pronounced roughly as 'ISH-beal' or 'EE-sha-byal,'…

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