Given name
Ohad
“one who is dearly loved”
Ohad is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Original Hebrewאהד
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew verb yada (ידה), “to praise.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1991. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ohad appears in Genesis 46:10, Exodus 6:15.
- Genesis 46:10
- Exodus 6:15
From biblical name research
Ohad through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 15 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 209 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 24
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Judeshares a root
- Judahshares a root
- Judithshares a root
- Judeashares a root
- Judasshares a root
- Eliudshares a root
- Jedaiahshares a root
- Ehudshares a root
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- Vaniahshares a root
- Abiudshares a root
- Jehudijahshares a root
- Jehudishares a root
- Jeduthunshares a root
- Hodiahshares a root
- Hodaviahshares a root
- Hodaiahshares a root
- Hodshares a root
- Yaudishares a root
- Tidalshares a root
- Theudasshares a root
- Jewshares a root
- Jaddaishares a root
- Ishhodshares a root
- Abihudshares a root
People named Ohad
- Ohad Naharindancer and choreographer from Israelborn 1952
- Ohad KnollerIsraeli actorborn 1976
- Ohad LevitaIsraeli footballerborn 1986
- Ady BarkanAmerican activist and attorney (1983–2023)
- Ohad KadousiIsraeli association football playerborn 1985
- Ohad CohenIsraeli footballerborn 1975
- Ohad MoskowitzIsraeli singerborn 1974
- Ohad MilsteinIsraeli film directorborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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