Yisrael Boy

How popular is Yisrael?

#2,207 boy name in 2025

64 baby boys were named Yisrael in the US in 2025, making it the 2207th most popular boy name.

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1,541living people named Yisrael (est.)
12median age of people named Yisrael
1,560babies named Yisrael since 1880
1 in 51,802US babies born in 2025

Yisrael popularity over time

050100 18801900192019401960198020002020
Rank in 2025#2,207 for boys (▼ 305 from 2024)
Babies in 202564 boys
10-year trendSteady (+12% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#2,299 in 2015, #2,167 in 2020
Peak year2024 (83 boys)
Highest rank#1,902 in 2024
First recorded1976
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Yisrael is most popular

Babies named Yisrael per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. New Jersey: 0.5 per 1,000 (92 boys)
  2. New York: 0.3 per 1,000 (113 boys)
  3. Maryland: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 boys)
  4. Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 boys)

Yisrael by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1970s15#4,162
1980s71#4,157
1990s128#3,298
2000s325#2,658
2010s605#1,980
2020s416#1,902

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Questions

Is Yisrael a boy or girl name?
Yisrael is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Yisrael were boys.
How popular is the name Yisrael?
64 baby boys were named Yisrael in the US in 2025, making it the 2207th most popular boy name.
When was Yisrael most popular?
Yisrael peaked in 2024, when 83 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,902 in 2024.
How many people are named Yisrael?
1,560 babies have been named Yisrael in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,541 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 12.
Where is Yisrael most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Yisrael was most common in New Jersey, at 0.5 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.