Noam was the most popular name for Israeli-born baby boys last year, while the favorite name for baby girls was Noa. The data was released Tuesday by the Central Bureau of Statistics in honor of International Children's Day. Among Israeli Arabs, Muhammad (boy) and Hala (girl) were the most popular names, the CBS said.

At the end of the Hebrew year 5769, which ended on Rosh Hashana, there were 2,450,000 Israeli residents under the age of 17 – about one third of the whole population, the CBS said.