Isreal
Isreal was the 3882nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 659th; the most babies were born in 2006 (121). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,639 places. More babies were named Isreal in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,882 boys, down 1,248 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2006121 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,722babies recorded
Isreal popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 58 since 1992.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,882 | 28 |
| 2020 | #2,634 | 48 |
| 2010 | #1,988 | 69 |
| 2000 | #1,355 | 94 |
| 1990 | #1,854 | 42 |
| 1980 | #1,453 | 43 |
| 1970 | #1,637 | 28 |
| 1960 | #1,601 | 26 |
| 1950 | #1,721 | 19 |
| 1940 | #2,398 | 10 |
| 1930 | #1,671 | 20 |
| 1920 | #1,340 | 30 |
| 1910 | #1,257 | 8 |
| 1900 | #1,106 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | #659 | 9 |
How popular is Isreal, counting every spelling?
Isreal is the most common spelling of a name family that had 38 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 38 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isreal | 28 | #3,882 | 202 |
| Izreal | 10 | #7,888 | 57 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Isreal?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Isreal (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Isreal born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Isreal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Isreal?
About 3,700 people born in the US named Isreal are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 17 and 45. That makes Isreal mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Isreal by state
How common Isreal was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (3.1×). In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Isreal: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Isreal, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Isreal
How popular is the name Isreal?
Isreal was the 3882nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1880, when it ranked 659th; the most babies were born in 2006 (121). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,639 places. More babies were named Isreal in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Isreal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Isreal in the US.
Where is Isreal most popular?
In 2021–2025, Isreal was most common in New York (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Michigan.