How Many People Are Named Haggai?
An estimated 28 people in the United States have the first name Haggai. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 10 years old, and Haggai peaked in popularity in 2023 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Haggai as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Haggai paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Haggai is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
28
About 1 in 12,241,226 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
10
years old
Peak Year
2023
9 births
Total Registered
28
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Haggai
Haggai is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 28 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Haggai as a male name
Ranked #8,475 in 2023
9 male births in 2023
Peak: 2023 (9 births)
Haggai: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Haggai span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 14 babies were registered. While Haggai is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Haggai by Decade
How has Haggai tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Haggai + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Haggai as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Haggai
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Haggai: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Haggai?
We estimate approximately 28 people named Haggai are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 12,241,226 Americans share this first name.
Is Haggai a common name?
Haggai is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 45.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 28 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Haggai most popular?
Haggai reached peak popularity in 2023, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Haggai is approximately 10 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Haggai a male name?
Haggai is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Haggai Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Haggai Smith, Haggai Johnson, Haggai Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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