Given name
Menorah
“resembling the candelabra”
Menorah is a variant of Menora. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling the candelabra.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Menorah is a variant of Menora. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling the candelabra.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Menorah is a variant of Menora. An origin associated with Menora is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2018. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Menorah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 0 boys · 38 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,579 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,579 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Menorah’s family of names
Menorah has a related form in Menora.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.