Gefen
Gefen is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 422.
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Gefen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Gefen is a moshav in central Israel. Located between Beit Shemesh and Kiryat Malakhi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 422.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
Origin & history
The Story of Gefen
As a girl name
Gefen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2002, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2002: 5 births, good for #15,431 nationwide. About 67% of every Gefen on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Gefen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Gefen on the record books as a boy name in 2023, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 5 Gefens were born — ranking #12,230 that year. Gefen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2020s to the 2020s.
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About the name Gefen
Gefen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Gefen's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #15,431. Use the chart and map above to compare Gefen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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