English Wiktionary account
Reported meaningMeaning: “my shepherd”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
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- Wikidata Q98417802CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Wiktionary: רועיCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“my shepherd”
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01 / Meaning & origin
רועי is a masculine given name documented in Hebrew. English Wiktionary gives the meaning “my shepherd”.
Meaning: “my shepherd”
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Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1), 2024: 235 male (rank 74). Documented as a given name in Hebrew.
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03 / By the numbers
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1949–2024 Spelling: רועי
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Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel · Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
No rounding stated; counts are integers (valueStatus=observed). Thousands separators in the total column are removed when parsing.
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| Year | People | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1956 | 16 | 247 | observed |
| 1957 | 21 | 213 | observed |
| 1958 | 23 | 198 | observed |
| 1959 | 22 | 206 | observed |
| 1960 | 18 | 234 | observed |
| 1961 | 23 | 199 | observed |
| 1962 | 24 | 201 | observed |
| 1963 | 27 | 193 | observed |
| 1964 | 23 | 208 | observed |
| 1965 | 34 | 175 | observed |
| 1966 | 35 | 171 | observed |
| 1967 | 70 | 116 | observed |
| 1968 | 73 | 118 | observed |
| 1969 | 71 | 125 | observed |
| 1970 | 103 | 104 | observed |
| 1971 | 158 | 79 | observed |
| 1972 | 127 | 89 | observed |
| 1973 | 207 | 61 | observed |
| 1974 | 190 | 71 | observed |
| 1975 | 271 | 52 | observed |
| 1976 | 429 | 24 | observed |
| 1977 | 516 | 16 | observed |
| 1978 | 709 | 5 | observed |
| 1979 | 785 | 3 | observed |
| 1980 | 904 | 2 | observed |
| 1981 | 905 | 2 | observed |
| 1982 | 913 | 2 | observed |
| 1983 | 843 | 3 | observed |
| 1984 | 759 | 4 | observed |
| 1985 | 711 | 6 | observed |
| 1986 | 628 | 12 | observed |
| 1987 | 587 | 12 | observed |
| 1988 | 551 | 11 | observed |
| 1989 | 497 | 15 | observed |
| 1990 | 479 | 18 | observed |
| 1991 | 487 | 16 | observed |
| 1992 | 444 | 19 | observed |
| 1993 | 478 | 18 | observed |
| 1994 | 523 | 13 | observed |
| 1995 | 560 | 11 | observed |
| 1996 | 561 | 9 | observed |
| 1997 | 635 | 7 | observed |
| 1998 | 598 | 9 | observed |
| 1999 | 675 | 7 | observed |
| 2000 | 750 | 6 | observed |
| 2001 | 748 | 9 | observed |
| 2002 | 726 | 10 | observed |
| 2003 | 785 | 9 | observed |
| 2004 | 776 | 8 | observed |
| 2005 | 690 | 12 | observed |
| 2006 | 695 | 15 | observed |
| 2007 | 536 | 25 | observed |
| 2008 | 503 | 29 | observed |
| 2009 | 588 | 24 | observed |
| 2010 | 483 | 35 | observed |
| 2011 | 504 | 32 | observed |
| 2012 | 491 | 35 | observed |
| 2013 | 435 | 42 | observed |
| 2014 | 384 | 52 | observed |
| 2015 | 377 | 51 | observed |
| 2016 | 385 | 53 | observed |
| 2017 | 343 | 55 | observed |
| 2018 | 306 | 62 | observed |
| 2019 | 265 | 64 | observed |
| 2020 | 232 | 73 | observed |
| 2021 | 241 | 73 | observed |
| 2022 | 241 | 69 | observed |
| 2023 | 232 | 71 | observed |
| 2024 | 235 | 74 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “רועי” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Released 2025-12-08 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted)
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06 / Behind the facts
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Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה) · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted) · retrieved 2026-10-15
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