I am who I am; to be
The personal name of God in the Hebrew Bible, representing the self-existent and eternal nature of the Divine. It is derived from the Hebrew verb 'hayah', meaning 'to be' or 'to exist'. In Jewish tradition, the name is considered too sacred to be spoken aloud.
About 19 boys were named Yahweh in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
