Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: hardly given today
MengistuIn Hebrew: מנגיסטו · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
Mengistu (Hebrew: מנגיסטו) is a boy's name of international origin. 68 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS).
- People in Israel
- 68
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
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- not in the list
- Peak year
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- USA
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- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Mengistu
In Hebrew letters the name is מנגיסטו, read right to left. Mengistu is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.
We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.
Mengistu by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Questions about Mengistu
How do you write Mengistu in Hebrew?
Mengistu is written מנגיסטו in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.
How many people in Israel are named Mengistu?
68 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name מנגיסטו: 0 women and 68 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Mengistu a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named מנגיסטו are men.
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.