Yisrael
Yisrael was the 2227th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1920th with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 100 places. More babies were named Yisrael in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,227 boys, down 40 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 64boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202483 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,560babies recorded
Yisrael popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,227 | 64 |
| 2020 | #2,187 | 64 |
| 2010 | #2,872 | 42 |
| 2000 | #4,567 | 17 |
| 1990 | #5,366 | 10 |
| 1980 | #4,931 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Yisrael, counting every spelling?
Yisrael has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yisrael?
64 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yisrael (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yisrael 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 131 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yisrael.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yisrael?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Yisrael are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 20. That makes Yisrael a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Yisrael by state
How common Yisrael was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (11.2×), New York (6.4×). 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
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Questions about the name Yisrael
How popular is the name Yisrael?
Yisrael was the 2227th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 64 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1920th with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 100 places. More babies were named Yisrael in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Yisrael a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Yisrael in the US.
Where is Yisrael most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yisrael was most common in New Jersey (0.46 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Maryland.