The most popular baby names of the year in Israel were Muhammed and Tamar, the Population and Immigration Authority announced, according to Channel 2.
The annual round-up released by the government body ahead of the Rosh Hashanah holiday, revealed that 161, 081 babies were born over the past year, a decline of around 15, 000 from last year’s number.
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Muhammed topped the name list for baby boys, then Yosef, Eitan, Uri, Daniel, Ariel, Noam, Omar and Itai.
For baby girls, Tamar was the most popular name, followed by: Noa, Talia, Shira, Yael, Adele, Sarah, Miriam, Avigail, and Leanne.
