Entry № 1043 · Hebrew origin

Hoglah Hoglah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ HOG-lah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Partridge (Zelophehad's daughter)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

A name that means "partridge (zelophehad's daughter)".

Hoglah (חָגְלָה) is the Hebrew word for "partridge." In Numbers 27, Hoglah was one of the five daughters of Zelophehad — completing the sisterhood (with Mahlah, Noa, Milcah, Tirzah) who won inheritance rights for women.

Hoglah is rare but iconic among the Zelophehad sisters.

Partridge. One of Zelophehad's daughters.

The name in its native script.

חָגְלָה
Transliteration
Ḥoglāh
Pronunciation
/ ˈhɒɡ.lə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Hoglah stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Hoglah · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Hoglahs before her.

Real people
Hoglah
Common in religious families.
In fiction
Hoglah
Daughter of Zelophehad.
Hebrew Bible

Names connected to Hoglah.

The number behind Hoglah.

9

The Humanitarian

Hoglah reduces to nine — the number of biblical partridge.

Why families chose this name.

"Zelophehad's daughter. Six letters. Hoglah."
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