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Yoav

Quick answerThe name 'Yoav' means "Yahweh is father" in Hebrew, deriving from the components *Yah* (a shortened form of Yahweh, the God of Israel) and *av* (father).

Hebrew · Boy · 1 syllable

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#9,678
TrendStable
Peak year2008
Syllables1
OriginHebrew
LanguageHebrew
CultureHebrew, Biblical Hebrew
ReligionJudaism
Letters4
Numerology9 Chaldean 6
Global rank#668

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Yoav

The name 'Yoav' means "Yahweh is father" in Hebrew, deriving from the components *Yah* (a shortened form of Yahweh, the God of Israel) and *av* (father).

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Etymology

The name 'Yoav' means "Yahweh is father" in Hebrew, deriving from the components *Yah* (a shortened form of Yahweh, the God of Israel) and *av* (father). It is primarily used in Jewish and Israeli cultures, with notable historical context as the name of King David's nephew and military commander in the Hebrew Bible.

Yoav currently ranks #9,678 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2008.

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