Israel
#3,577 for girls in 2025, 42 births · #315 for boys in 2025, 1,081 births
Given to boys 97.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2006 · 1,927 births
- Debut · boys
- 17 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 71,237since 1880
Israel over time
Rank among boys' names. Israel has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,577 | 42 | #315 | 1,081 |
| 2024 | #3,822 | 39 | #278 | 1,226 |
| 2023 | #3,014 | 55 | #229 | 1,537 |
| 2022 | #2,956 | 56 | #233 | 1,509 |
| 2021 | #2,929 | 57 | #234 | 1,548 |
| 2020 | #2,748 | 60 | #237 | 1,532 |
| 2019 | #2,538 | 69 | #234 | 1,622 |
| 2018 | #2,508 | 70 | #239 | 1,596 |
| 2017 | #2,964 | 55 | #235 | 1,594 |
| 2016 | #3,139 | 52 | #232 | 1,679 |
| 2015 | #2,890 | 60 | #240 | 1,582 |
| 2014 | #2,922 | 58 | #242 | 1,541 |
| 2013 | #3,367 | 47 | #245 | 1,473 |
| 2012 | #4,387 | 33 | #253 | 1,450 |
| 2011 | #4,072 | 36 | #218 | 1,612 |
| 2010 | #3,889 | 39 | #220 | 1,626 |
| 2009 | #4,482 | 33 | #211 | 1,776 |
| 2008 | #3,377 | 49 | #210 | 1,832 |
| 2007 | #3,023 | 58 | #204 | 1,937 |
| 2006 | #4,358 | 33 | #202 | 1,927 |
| 2005 | #3,646 | 40 | #217 | 1,655 |
| 2004 | #4,287 | 32 | #215 | 1,635 |
| 2003 | #4,034 | 33 | #247 | 1,368 |
| 2002 | #4,071 | 31 | #251 | 1,297 |
| 2001 | #3,549 | 37 | #249 | 1,340 |
| 2000 | #3,453 | 38 | #244 | 1,384 |
| 1999 | #3,443 | 36 | #248 | 1,272 |
| 1998 | #2,846 | 46 | #243 | 1,279 |
| 1997 | #4,508 | 23 | #251 | 1,169 |
| 1996 | #4,306 | 24 | #264 | 1,064 |
| 1995 | #3,422 | 32 | #281 | 975 |
| 1994 | #3,302 | 34 | #282 | 960 |
| 1993 | #4,998 | 19 | #300 | 913 |
| 1992 | #3,343 | 33 | #297 | 902 |
| 1991 | #4,650 | 21 | #304 | 848 |
| 1990 | #5,835 | 15 | #319 | 791 |
| 1989 | — | #315 | 759 | |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #328 | 655 |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | #333 | 614 |
| 1986 | — | #325 | 616 | |
| 1985 | — | #329 | 598 | |
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | #325 | 590 |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | #323 | 589 |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | #310 | 637 |
| 1981 | #6,323 | 10 | #324 | 594 |
| 1980 | #4,517 | 16 | #301 | 663 |
| 1979 | #4,842 | 14 | #295 | 686 |
| 1978 | #6,948 | 8 | #305 | 591 |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | #306 | 630 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #311 | 565 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | #330 | 531 |
| 1974 | — | #330 | 529 | |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #352 | 474 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #350 | 486 |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #372 | 470 |
| 1970 | — | #389 | 424 | |
| 1969 | — | #418 | 357 | |
| 1968 | — | #422 | 333 | |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #461 | 271 |
| 1966 | — | #451 | 291 | |
| 1965 | — | #481 | 260 | |
| 1964 | — | #501 | 246 | |
| 1963 | — | #533 | 222 | |
| 1962 | — | #526 | 229 | |
| 1961 | — | #520 | 233 | |
| 1960 | — | #520 | 232 | |
| 1959 | — | #530 | 220 | |
| 1958 | — | #511 | 228 | |
| 1957 | — | #581 | 176 | |
| 1956 | — | #533 | 197 | |
| 1955 | — | #535 | 189 | |
| 1954 | — | #578 | 163 | |
| 1953 | — | #517 | 186 | |
| 1952 | — | #523 | 178 | |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #519 | 173 |
| 1950 | — | #565 | 143 | |
| 1949 | — | #555 | 146 | |
| 1948 | — | #613 | 123 | |
| 1947 | — | #651 | 112 | |
| 1946 | — | #621 | 107 | |
| 1945 | — | #664 | 82 | |
| 1944 | — | #687 | 82 | |
| 1943 | — | #676 | 90 | |
| 1942 | — | #795 | 65 | |
| 1941 | — | #665 | 84 | |
| 1940 | — | #702 | 74 | |
| 1939 | — | #691 | 74 | |
| 1938 | — | #652 | 84 | |
| 1937 | — | #722 | 70 | |
| 1936 | — | #653 | 80 | |
| 1935 | — | #663 | 80 | |
| 1934 | — | #716 | 73 | |
| 1933 | — | #694 | 74 | |
| 1932 | — | #780 | 66 | |
| 1931 | — | #711 | 73 | |
| 1930 | — | #610 | 101 | |
| 1929 | — | #695 | 79 | |
| 1928 | — | #763 | 72 | |
| 1927 | — | #629 | 100 | |
| 1926 | — | #651 | 94 | |
| 1925 | — | #617 | 103 | |
| 1924 | — | #622 | 105 | |
| 1923 | — | #575 | 118 | |
| 1922 | — | #483 | 162 | |
| 1921 | — | #521 | 142 | |
| 1920 | — | #524 | 135 | |
| 1919 | — | #524 | 129 | |
| 1918 | — | #464 | 162 | |
| 1917 | — | #479 | 143 | |
| 1916 | — | #520 | 120 | |
| 1915 | — | #470 | 137 | |
| 1914 | — | #488 | 100 | |
| 1913 | — | #396 | 116 | |
| 1912 | — | #456 | 75 | |
| 1911 | — | #461 | 40 | |
| 1910 | — | #524 | 29 | |
| 1909 | — | #496 | 27 | |
| 1908 | — | #513 | 24 | |
| 1907 | — | #559 | 19 | |
| 1906 | — | #523 | 19 | |
| 1905 | — | #525 | 19 | |
| 1904 | — | #368 | 30 | |
| 1903 | — | #595 | 14 | |
| 1902 | — | #415 | 24 | |
| 1901 | — | #536 | 14 | |
| 1900 | — | #534 | 20 | |
| 1899 | — | #583 | 12 | |
| 1898 | — | #505 | 17 | |
| 1897 | — | #652 | 11 | |
| 1896 | — | #367 | 27 | |
| 1895 | — | #529 | 15 | |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #509 | 14 | |
| 1892 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1891 | — | #411 | 18 | |
| 1890 | — | #424 | 18 | |
| 1889 | — | #405 | 20 | |
| 1888 | — | #387 | 23 | |
| 1887 | — | #438 | 15 | |
| 1886 | — | #431 | 17 | |
| 1885 | — | #380 | 22 | |
| 1884 | — | #352 | 25 | |
| 1883 | — | #412 | 18 | |
| 1882 | — | #377 | 22 | |
| 1881 | — | #342 | 23 | |
| 1880 | — | #425 | 17 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Israel was already there! It came in at #425, and was given to 17 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1897, when fewer than 12 boys a year got the name.
Where Israel is popular in 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#177 · 1 in 876
- California#216 · 1 in 1,298
- Texas#221 · 1 in 1,247
- New York#238 · 1 in 1,721
- New Jersey#250 · 1 in 2,170
Best ever in a state: #67 in Hawaii, 2022.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #177 | 13 | 1 in 876 |
| California | #216 | 184 | 1 in 1,298 |
| Texas | #221 | 115 | 1 in 1,247 |
| New York | #238 | 73 | 1 in 1,721 |
| New Jersey | #250 | 23 | 1 in 2,170 |
| Hawaii | #253 | 5 | 1 in 1,349 |
| Oklahoma | #261 | 10 | 1 in 2,078 |
| Arizona | #262 | 15 | 1 in 1,892 |
| Oregon | #305 | 6 | 1 in 2,957 |
| Illinois | #313 | 30 | 1 in 2,723 |
| Massachusetts | #327 | 9 | 1 in 4,533 |
| Kansas | #346 | 5 | 1 in 3,308 |
| Florida | #351 | 26 | 1 in 3,059 |
| Connecticut | #369 | 5 | 1 in 4,272 |
| Colorado | #431 | 5 | 1 in 4,913 |
| Indiana | #447 | 6 | 1 in 6,155 |
| Pennsylvania | #451 | 11 | 1 in 7,054 |
| North Carolina | #456 | 8 | 1 in 5,190 |
| Louisiana | #468 | 8 | 1 in 4,021 |
| Virginia | #508 | 6 | 1 in 6,571 |
| Washington | #510 | 5 | 1 in 6,344 |
| Ohio | #555 | 8 | 1 in 9,535 |
| Georgia | #600 | 6 | 1 in 7,593 |
| Michigan | #603 | 6 | 1 in 10,772 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Israel
- 37 spots since 2024 (#278 → #315)
- 78 spots since 2020 (#237 → #315)
- 75 spots since 2015 (#240 → #315)
- Biggest jump: 227 spots in 1904 (#595 → #368)
- Biggest drop: 285 spots in 1897 (#367 → #652)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2006 at #202 (1,927 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,067 boys born in 2006 were named Israel (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,580 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
- 22.7% of all boys named Israel (16,151) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 202 | #342 (1881) | #395 |
| 1890s | 164 | #367 (1896) | #500 |
| 1900s | 210 | #368 (1904) | #506 |
| 1910s | 1,051 | #396 (1913) | #478 |
| 1920s | 1,110 | #483 (1922) | #608 |
| 1930s | 775 | #610 (1930) | #689 |
| 1940s | 965 | #555 (1949) | #663 |
| 1950s | 1,853 | #511 (1958) | #539 |
| 1960s | 2,674 | #418 (1969) | #483 |
| 1970s | 5,386 | #295 (1979) | #334 |
| 1980s | 6,315 | #301 (1980) | #321 |
| 1990s | 10,173 | #243 (1998) | #279 |
| 2000s | 16,151 | #202 (2006) | #225 |
| 2010s | 15,775 | #218 (2011) | #236 |
| 2020s | 8,433 | #229 (2023) | #254 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Israel in 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 248,376 of them was named Israel, which outranked 33.8% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,987Yumiko8
- #7,987Zaynab8
- #7,987Zully8
- #8,778Israel7
- #8,778Aarti7
- #8,778Aasha7
- #8,778Abilene7
- #9,825Abbigayle6
- #9,825Abibail6
- #9,825Abiola6
Tied with 1,046 names at #8,778; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 3,041 of them was named Israel, which outranked 95.9% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.