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Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: steady

ShabtaiIn Hebrew: שבתי · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Shabtai (Hebrew: שבתי) is a boy's name of international origin. 317 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 6 boys and ranked #809. Its peak year was 1950, with 12 babies.

People in Israel
317
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
6
rank #809
Peak year
1950
12 babies
USA
—
not in the SSA list

Writing and saying Shabtai

In Hebrew letters the name is שבתי, read right to left. Shabtai 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.

Shabtai 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).

Shabtai: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Shabtai

How do you write Shabtai in Hebrew?

Shabtai is written שבתי in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Shabtai?

317 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name שבתי: 0 women and 317 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 Shabtai a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named שבתי 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.