Boy name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Yoav

YOH-av · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
God is father
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish/Hebrew
Religion
Jewish
Style era
timeless
Themes
religious · biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#14160
2024 births5
Peak year2008
First appeared1970
Total US births403
2008 peak19701984199720112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Yo
Alternate spellings
JoabYoaav
In other languages
Yoav (Hebrew)Joab (English)

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