Isreal Boy
How popular is Isreal?
#3,847 boy name in 2025
28 baby boys were named Isreal in the US in 2025, making it the 3847th most popular boy name.
Isreal popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,847 for boys (▲ 137 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 28 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-53% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,234 in 2015, #2,616 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (121 boys) |
| Highest rank | #640 in 1880 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Isreal counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Isreal family of names ranked #2,501 for boys in 2025 (#2,674 the year before), with 38 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Isreal | 28 | 74% |
| Izreal | 10 | 26% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Isreal is most popular
Babies named Isreal per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (31 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- Michigan: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
Isreal by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 29 | #640 |
| 1890s | 26 | #738 |
| 1900s | 45 | #877 |
| 1910s | 165 | #1,192 |
| 1920s | 213 | #1,323 |
| 1930s | 183 | #1,168 |
| 1940s | 194 | #1,358 |
| 1950s | 220 | #1,407 |
| 1960s | 235 | #1,258 |
| 1970s | 472 | #1,056 |
| 1980s | 455 | #1,285 |
| 1990s | 638 | #1,389 |
| 2000s | 932 | #1,345 |
| 2010s | 607 | #1,865 |
| 2020s | 250 | #2,440 |
Boy names about as popular as Isreal
Questions
- Is Isreal a boy or girl name?
- Isreal is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Isreal were boys.
- How popular is the name Isreal?
- 28 baby boys were named Isreal in the US in 2025, making it the 3847th most popular boy name.
- When was Isreal most popular?
- Isreal peaked in 2006, when 121 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #640 in 1880.
- How many people are named Isreal?
- 4,722 babies have been named Isreal in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,785 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 28.
- Where is Isreal most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Isreal was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.