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

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Peak · boys
2006 · 1,927 births
Debut · boys
17 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
71,237
since 1880

Israel over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Israel has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #202, 2006boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,57742#3151,081
2024#3,82239#2781,226
2023#3,01455#2291,537
2022#2,95656#2331,509
2021#2,92957#2341,548
2020#2,74860#2371,532
2019#2,53869#2341,622
2018#2,50870#2391,596
2017#2,96455#2351,594
2016#3,13952#2321,679
2015#2,89060#2401,582
2014#2,92258#2421,541
2013#3,36747#2451,473
2012#4,38733#2531,450
2011#4,07236#2181,612
2010#3,88939#2201,626
2009#4,48233#2111,776
2008#3,37749#2101,832
2007#3,02358#2041,937
2006#4,35833#2021,927
2005#3,64640#2171,655
2004#4,28732#2151,635
2003#4,03433#2471,368
2002#4,07131#2511,297
2001#3,54937#2491,340
2000#3,45338#2441,384
1999#3,44336#2481,272
1998#2,84646#2431,279
1997#4,50823#2511,169
1996#4,30624#2641,064
1995#3,42232#281975
1994#3,30234#282960
1993#4,99819#300913
1992#3,34333#297902
1991#4,65021#304848
1990#5,83515#319791
1989—#315759
1988#6,66611#328655
1987#8,7787#333614
1986—#325616
1985—#329598
1984#6,29110#325590
1983#8,0477#323589
1982#7,4698#310637
1981#6,32310#324594
1980#4,51716#301663
1979#4,84214#295686
1978#6,9488#305591
1977#6,8928#306630
1976#9,2845#311565
1975#5,9849#330531
1974—#330529
1973#6,6667#352474
1972#7,2926#350486
1971#8,3245#372470
1970—#389424
1969—#418357
1968—#422333
1967#6,0426#461271
1966—#451291
1965—#481260
1964—#501246
1963—#533222
1962—#526229
1961—#520233
1960—#520232
1959—#530220
1958—#511228
1957—#581176
1956—#533197
1955—#535189
1954—#578163
1953—#517186
1952—#523178
1951#5,4145#519173
1950—#565143
1949—#555146
1948—#613123
1947—#651112
1946—#621107
1945—#66482
1944—#68782
1943—#67690
1942—#79565
1941—#66584
1940—#70274
1939—#69174
1938—#65284
1937—#72270
1936—#65380
1935—#66380
1934—#71673
1933—#69474
1932—#78066
1931—#71173
1930—#610101
1929—#69579
1928—#76372
1927—#629100
1926—#65194
1925—#617103
1924—#622105
1923—#575118
1922—#483162
1921—#521142
1920—#524135
1919—#524129
1918—#464162
1917—#479143
1916—#520120
1915—#470137
1914—#488100
1913—#396116
1912—#45675
1911—#46140
1910—#52429
1909—#49627
1908—#51324
1907—#55919
1906—#52319
1905—#52519
1904—#36830
1903—#59514
1902—#41524
1901—#53614
1900—#53420
1899—#58312
1898—#50517
1897—#65211
1896—#36727
1895—#52915
1894—#59412
1893—#50914
1892—#42220
1891—#41118
1890—#42418
1889—#40520
1888—#38723
1887—#43815
1886—#43117
1885—#38022
1884—#35225
1883—#41218
1882—#37722
1881—#34223
1880—#42517
First appearance
1880

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 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedNHWashington: #290 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,135 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedMNIllinois: #273 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,834 boysILWisconsin: #515 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,372 boysWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedMINew York: #260 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 1,834 boysNYMassachusetts: #389 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,113 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedRIOregon: #366 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,240 boysORNevada: #251 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,508 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedIAIndiana: #471 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,598 boysINOhio: #735 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 12,830 boysOHPennsylvania: #549 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 7,787 boysPANew Jersey: #431 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,389 boysNJConnecticut: #304 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,991 boysCTCalifornia: #174 for boys · 320 births · 1 in 889 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedUTColorado: #305 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,243 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedDEArizona: #185 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 946 boysAZNew Mexico: #177 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 773 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #741 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,284 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #405 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,389 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedALGeorgia: #471 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 4,064 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedHITexas: #152 for boys · 209 births · 1 in 733 boysTXFlorida: #360 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,735 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#152 · 1 in 733
  2. California#174 · 1 in 889
  3. New Mexico#177 · 1 in 773
  4. Arizona#185 · 1 in 946
  5. Nevada#251 · 1 in 1,508

Best ever in a state: #67 in Hawaii, 2022.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#1522091 in 733
California#1743201 in 889
New Mexico#177151 in 773
Arizona#185331 in 946
Nevada#25161 in 1,508
New York#260721 in 1,834
Illinois#273471 in 1,834
Washington#290171 in 2,135
Connecticut#30471 in 2,991
Colorado#305111 in 2,243
Florida#360321 in 2,735
Oregon#36661 in 3,240
Massachusetts#38981 in 5,113
Oklahoma#40561 in 3,389
New Jersey#431121 in 4,389
Georgia#471121 in 4,064
Indiana#47171 in 5,598
Wisconsin#51551 in 6,372
Pennsylvania#549101 in 7,787
Ohio#73561 in 12,830
North Carolina#74151 in 9,284
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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
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
126 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2006 at #202 (1,927 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,067
  • 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%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 22.7% of all boys named Israel (16,151) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s202#342 (1881)#395
1890s164#367 (1896)#500
1900s210#368 (1904)#506
1910s1,051#396 (1913)#478
1920s1,110#483 (1922)#608
1930s775#610 (1930)#689
1940s965#555 (1949)#663
1950s1,853#511 (1958)#539
1960s2,674#418 (1969)#483
1970s5,386#295 (1979)#334
1980s6,315#301 (1980)#321
1990s10,173#243 (1998)#279
2000s16,151#202 (2006)#225
2010s15,775#218 (2011)#236
2020s8,433#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 1992

girls
#3,343
33 births · 1 in 55,877 girls
boys
#297
902 births · 1 in 2,214 boys

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #3,343Israel33

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #297Israel902
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 55,877 of them was named Israel, which outranked 78.6% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Israel
  1. #3,267Yara34
  2. #3,267Yazmine34
  3. #3,267Zenia34
  4. #3,343Israel33
  5. #3,343Alexius33
  6. #3,343Amada33
  7. #3,343Amity33
  8. #3,419Abigael32
  9. #3,419Alessia32
  10. #3,419Alonna32

Tied with 75 names at #3,343; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 2,214 of them was named Israel, which outranked 97.0% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Israel
  1. #294Darrell915
  2. #295Marquis914
  3. #296Conner912
  4. #297Israel902
  5. #298Jerome900
  6. #299Dallas895
  7. #300Giovanni892
Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1992 →