Random Hebrew name generator

The script is available on PyPI. To install with pip:

pip install hebrew-names

Hebrew Names can be used as a command line utility or imported as a Python package.

To use the script from the command line:

$ hebrew_names
צבי כהן

Here are examples of all current features:

>>> import hebrew_names
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name("jew", "female")
"יעל"
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name("jew", "female")
"תמר"
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name("jew", "male")
"אהרון"
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name()
"מקסים"
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name()
"נור"
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name("muslim", "male")
"מג"די"
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name("muslim", "male")
"מוחמד"
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name("christian", "male")
""ג"ורג""
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name("druze", "male")
"ריאן"
>>> hebrew_names.get_first_name("other", "male")
"אנטוני"
>>> hebrew_names.get_last_name("jew")
"גלברד"
>>> hebrew_names.get_full_name("muslim", "female")
"אמירה איוב"

This project is released under an MIT License.

Data in the following files are public domain (derived from Israel"s Central Bureau of Statistics 1948-2021 data):

• dist.jew.male.first
• dist.jew.female.first
• dist.jew.last
• dist.muslim.male.first
• dist.muslim.female.first
• dist.muslim.last
• dist.christian.male.first
• dist.christian.female.first
• dist.christian.last
• dist.druze.male.first
• dist.druze.female.first
• dist.druze.last
• dist.other.male.first
• dist.other.female.first
• dist.other.last