Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: steady
YigalIn Hebrew: יגאל · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: יִגְאָלRomanization: yig'al
Yigal (Hebrew: יגאל) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 8,640 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 14 boys and ranked #567. Its peak year was 1971, with 354 babies.
- People in Israel
- 8,640
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 14
- rank #567
- Peak year
- 1971
- 354 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Yigal
In Hebrew letters the name is יגאל, read right to left. Yigal is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "yig'al" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Yig'al, Yigal, and Igal
- a male given name, Yigael
Third-person singular future form of גָּאַל (ga'ál, “to redeem”).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Yigal 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
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Yigal
How do you write Yigal in Hebrew?
Yigal is written יגאל in Hebrew (with vowel points: יִגְאָל). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "yig'al".
How many people in Israel are named Yigal?
8,640 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name יגאל: 0 women and 8,640 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 Yigal a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named יגאל are men.
What does the name Yigal mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Yig'al, Yigal, and Igal" Etymology: Third-person singular future form of גָּאַל (ga'ál, “to redeem”).
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.