Entry № 6917 · Hebrew origin

Tehilah Tehilah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ teh-hee-LAH /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Praise / psalm (foundational Hebrew worship)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew)

A name that means "praise / psalm (foundational hebrew worship)".

Tehilah is from the Hebrew təhillāh (תְּהִלָּה — praise, psalm, song of worship). A modern American baby name in the broader Hebrew-heritage aesthetic. Tehilah in Hebrew traditionthe foundational Hebrew word for praise; appears throughout the Hebrew Bible — the iconic Book of Psalms (Sefer Tehillim) is named with this root word; the foundational Jewish liturgical tradition centers on the recitation of Tehillim — psalms — as the heart of Hebrew worship for over 3,000 years; the iconic 150 Psalms (Tehillim) attributed to King David, Solomon, Asaph, and others are widely considered foundational works of Hebrew religious poetry and have influenced Christian and Islamic worship traditions globally. Tehilah in modern Israeli namingone of the most-popular modern religious Israeli feminine names; ranked among the top-50 Israeli girls' names of recent decades; particularly popular among modern Orthodox and Religious Zionist Jewish families seeking distinctively Hebrew worship-tradition names. Tehilah Friedman — modern Israeli figure. Tehilah Eisenstadt — modern Israeli-American figure. Tehilah's iconic Psalms tradition — the iconic Tehillim recitation appears at every major Jewish life cycle event including bar/bat mitzvahs, weddings, and funerals across global Jewish communities. Princess Tehilah — modern Israeli religious heritage naming. The Tehilah name reflects the broader 2020s American taste for distinctively religious Hebrew heritage feminine names alongside Shira, Hallel, Avigail, and Tehilah — names that center Jewish religious cultural identity in modern American naming traditions.

Featured throughout Hebrew religious heritage and Psalms tradition.

Praise / psalm (Hebrew). Foundational Hebrew word for praise + Book of Psalms (Sefer Tehillim) + 150 iconic Psalms tradition.

The name in its native script.

תְּהִלָּה
Transliteration
Təhillāh
Pronunciation
/ təhiːˈlɑː /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Tehilah stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Tehilah · last year
88 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 · —

Tehilahs before her.

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In fiction
Tehilah
Hebrew praise / Psalms tradition.

Names connected to Tehilah.

The number behind Tehilah.

1

The Pioneer

Tehilah reduces to one.

Why families chose this name.

"Hebrew praise. Seven letters. Tehilah."
Rachel · Mother of one · Jerusalem