The baby name Haig is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /haɪɡ/ (rhymes with 'like' + g).
Haig is Armenian in Origin.
The baby name Haig is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /haɪɡ/ (rhymes with 'like' + g).
Haig is Armenian in Origin.
Haig is an Armenian masculine given name, the Western Armenian/Anglicized form of Hayk (Հայկ), name of the legendary patriarch who defeated the Babylonian ruler Bel and whose name underlies the Armenian endonym Hay and the country name Hayastan ("land of Hayk"). As such, its sense is "Armenian; descendant of Hayk," carrying connotations of ancestry and nationhood. Common variants include Hayk (Eastern Armenian), Haik, and Hayg; pronunciation typically rhymes with hike.
Used across Armenian communities since medieval times, Haig saw renewed favor in the 19th-20th-century diaspora as a marker of heritage. A distinct, unrelated line of use exists in the British Isles, where Haig is a Scottish surname borne by Clan Haig of Bemersyde, from Norman French la Haye "enclosure/hedge"; this occasionally transfers to given-name use in English. Notable bearers include sculptor Haig Patigian and musician Haig Yazdjian.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #128 | 4 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| Canada | Boys | 1992 | #308 | 5 | 1,690 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #387 | 3 | 7,057 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| LB | 0 | #636 | 23 | 13,263 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #719 | 10 | 11,684 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2019 | #886 | 6 | 7,235 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #918 | 8 | 15,035 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,139 | 5 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,264 | 9 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Haig is popular in 24 countries — most recent births per country:
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