Ofra
A Hebrew name meaning "fawn". In Poland it barely registers: only 22 women carry it, and most Poles will never meet one.
Ofra Pronunciation
Ofra is pronounced OF-rah (/ˈɔfra/).
What Ofra means
Where Ofra comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Ofra comes from Hebrew. The root word ofer means a fawn, a young deer, and the name carries that sense of "fawn" straight from its origin. It sits in the Jewish naming tradition, where names drawn from animals and nature are old and well documented.
The name reaches back into the Hebrew Bible. Ophrah appears there as a place in the Book of Judges, the home town of Gideon. The word for a young deer lived in ordinary Hebrew speech long before it became a given name for girls.
The best known bearer is Ofra Haza, the Israeli singer born in Tel Aviv in 1957. Her voice made the name familiar well outside Israel. She died in 2000.
Picture a school register in Poland. A teacher reads "Ofra" and pauses, because the name is rare here. It stays close to its origin, the Hebrew word for a fawn.
How many people are named Ofra
1 in 1024720 women in Poland is named Ofra. 22 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #9407 among female names.