Nehorai
Nehorai is a male Hebrew name נְהוֹרַאי, from Aramaic נְהוֹר nehor or נְהוֹרָא nehora meaning "light". The name appears three times in the Mishnah. He who was called Nehorai because he enlightened the eyes of his peers in knowledge of halakhah.
Meaning & Origin of Nehorai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nehorai is a male Hebrew name נְהוֹרַאי, from Aramaic נְהוֹר nehor or נְהוֹרָא nehora meaning "light". The name appears three times in the Mishnah. He who was called Nehorai because he enlightened the eyes of his peers in knowledge of halakhah.
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The Story of Nehorai
Nehorai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2009, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 10 Nehorais were born — ranking #7,559 that year. As of 2026, Nehorai ranks #10,774 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 32 Nehorais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Nehorai
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- Arye Nehorai , Israeli American professor emeritus
- Elad Nehorai , American writer and activist
- Eleazar ben Arach , who may have received the nickname Nehorai
- Nehoray Dabush , Israeli footballer
- Nehorai Garmon ( c. 1682 –1760), Tunisian poet
- Nehorai Ifrach , Israeli footballer
- Rabbi Meir , whose previous name was Nehorai
- Shalom Nehorai HaLevi, Yemenite Rabbi from Beit 'Adaqah who founded Tzuriel
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About the name Nehorai
Nehorai is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 32 births in the dataset. Nehorai's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #7,559. Use the chart and map above to compare Nehorai'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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