Entry № 0830 · Hebrew origin

Meital Meital — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ may-TAHL /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Hebrew

Meaning

"Dew drops"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Modern (Hebrew)

The meaning

A name that means "dew drops".

Meital (מֵיטָל) combines the Hebrew mei (waters) and tal (dew) — meaning "dew waters" or "dew drops." A modern Israeli feminine name.

Meital is widely used in Israel.

Dew drops. The Hebrew water-dew.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

מֵיטָל

Transliteration: Mēyṭāl
Pronunciation: / meɪˈtɑːl /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Meital stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Meital · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Meitals before her.

Real people

Meital Dohan

Israeli actress.

born 1979

In fiction

Meital

Common in Israeli fiction.

Names connected to Meital.

Numerology

The number behind Meital.

The Authority

Meital reduces to eight — the number of Hebrew dew-waters.

Parents on Meital

Why families chose this name.

"Dew drops in Hebrew. Six letters. Meital."

Rebecca · Mother of one · Jerusalem