חגי
Hagai means “festive, born on a festival”
Hagai is a boy's name of Biblical origin.
Haggai was a prophet who urged the returned exiles to rebuild the Temple.
- In Hebrew
- חגי
- In English letters
- Hagai
- Other English spellings
- Haggai, Chagai, Haggi
- Other Hebrew spellings
- חגאי
- Meaning
- Festive, born on a festival
- Origin
- Biblical
- Given to
- Boys
- Gematria value
- 21
5,349 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 carry the name Hagai.
- 10 of them are women and girls, and 5,339 are men and boys.
- 159 of them were born in 1975, more than in any other year.
- Carriers born 2020 to 2024: 130, against 246 born 2010 to 2014, so its share of births is shrinking.
- The total includes the other Hebrew spellings the register counts separately: חגאי. The chart shows the spelling חגי alone.
Central Bureau of Statistics register, April 2025. People who changed their name are counted under the one they carry now, and a year with fewer than five shows as zero.
This is how Hagai is counted in each population group.
These are the people born 1949 to 2024 who carry the spelling חגי today, in each population group and sex the register lists for it. The rank counts the names given in 2024, and 1 is the most given. A count under 5 is not published, so the table says “fewer than 5”, and 0 means nobody.
| Population group | Carriers | Born in 2024 | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish girls | 10 | 0 | – |
| Jewish boys | 5,202 | 34 | 256 of 541 |
In 2024, Hagai ranked 256 of 541 among the names given to Jewish boys.
Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics table of current first names of people born 1949 to 2024, by sex and population group (release 391/2025 of 8 December 2025, read on 2 November 2026). Groups and sexes with no row for this spelling are left out.
These six names are close to Hagai in theme or origin.
These are the questions people ask about the name Hagai.
What does the name Hagai mean?
Hagai means “festive, born on a festival”. Hagai is a boy's name of Biblical origin. Haggai was a prophet who urged the returned exiles to rebuild the Temple.
Is Hagai a boy's name or a girl's name?
Hagai is mainly a boy's name. Of the 5,349 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 who carry it, 10 are women and girls and 5,339 are men and boys.
How do you write Hagai in Hebrew?
Hagai is written חגי in Hebrew. The register also counts these other Hebrew spellings: חגאי.
How many people in Israel are named Hagai?
5,349 Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 carry Hagai today. The most were born in 1975. In 2024, Hagai ranked 256 of 541 among the names given to Jewish boys.
Counts are Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 who carry the name today, from the Central Bureau of Statistics register of April 2025. Meanings follow the standard etymologies of Hebrew name references, and where nobody can be sure the page says so.