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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202004peak #202, 2006boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 2004

  • 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: #225 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,015 boysWAIdaho: #135 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 456 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #364 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,494 boysMNIllinois: #220 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,135 boysILWisconsin: #311 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,102 boysWIMichigan: #409 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,954 boysMINew York: #228 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 1,372 boysNYMassachusetts: #358 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,092 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedRIOregon: #232 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,018 boysORNevada: #189 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 768 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedSDIowa: #312 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,798 boysIAIndiana: #287 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,761 boysINOhio: #355 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,667 boysOHPennsylvania: #360 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,758 boysPANew Jersey: #259 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,696 boysNJConnecticut: #335 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,485 boysCTCalifornia: #149 for boys · 395 births · 1 in 638 boysCAUtah: #309 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,692 boysUTColorado: #155 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 617 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedNEMissouri: #396 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,828 boysMOKentucky: #479 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,135 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedWVVirginia: #338 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,246 boysVAMaryland: #402 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,592 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedDEArizona: #158 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 617 boysAZNew Mexico: #151 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 573 boysNMKansas: #245 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,184 boysKSArkansas: #341 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,880 boysARTennessee: #375 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,395 boysTNNorth Carolina: #204 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 1,084 boysNCSouth Carolina: #284 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,497 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #225 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,034 boysOKLouisiana: #493 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,831 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Israel, so not publishedMSAlabama: #364 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,139 boysALGeorgia: #237 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,215 boysGAHawaii: #268 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,003 boysHITexas: #122 for boys · 365 births · 1 in 491 boysTXFlorida: #280 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,649 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#122 · 1 in 491
  2. Idaho#135 · 1 in 456
  3. California#149 · 1 in 638
  4. New Mexico#151 · 1 in 573
  5. Colorado#155 · 1 in 617

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#1223651 in 491
Idaho#135191 in 456
California#1493951 in 638
New Mexico#151191 in 573
Colorado#155481 in 617
Arizona#158671 in 617
Nevada#189181 in 768
North Carolina#204471 in 1,084
Illinois#220691 in 1,135
Oklahoma#225201 in 1,034
Washington#225341 in 1,015
New York#228801 in 1,372
Oregon#232191 in 1,018
Georgia#237481 in 1,215
Kansas#245141 in 1,184
New Jersey#259281 in 1,696
Hawaii#26851 in 1,003
Florida#280581 in 1,649
South Carolina#284141 in 1,497
Indiana#287221 in 1,761
Utah#309131 in 1,692
Wisconsin#311141 in 2,102
Iowa#31291 in 1,798
Connecticut#33571 in 2,485
Virginia#338191 in 2,246
Arkansas#34181 in 1,880
Ohio#355251 in 2,667
Massachusetts#358111 in 3,092
Pennsylvania#360231 in 2,758
Alabama#364111 in 2,139
Minnesota#364121 in 2,494
Tennessee#375151 in 2,395
Missouri#396121 in 2,828
Maryland#402111 in 2,592
Michigan#409191 in 2,954
Kentucky#47971 in 3,135
Louisiana#49391 in 2,831
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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 2004

girls
#4,287
32 births · 1 in 57,383 girls
boys
#215
1,635 births · 1 in 1,214 boys

Top girls' names in 2004

  1. #1Emily25,042
  2. #2Emma21,625
  3. #3Madison20,628
  4. #4Olivia16,108
  5. #5Hannah15,614
  6. #6Abigail15,436
  7. #7Isabella15,021
  8. #8Ashley14,377
  9. #9Samantha13,786
  10. #10Elizabeth13,577
  11. #4,287Israel32

Top boys' names in 2004

  1. #1Jacob27,911
  2. #2Michael25,470
  3. #3Joshua24,214
  4. #4Matthew22,882
  5. #5Ethan22,210
  6. #6Andrew21,717
  7. #7Daniel21,018
  8. #8William20,237
  9. #9Joseph20,147
  10. #10Christopher19,636
  11. #215Israel1,635
More about 2004

girls

1,836,250 girls got a published name in 2004; 1 in 57,383 of them was named Israel, which outranked 77.2% of the 18,835 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Israel
  1. #4,172Zania33
  2. #4,172Zanya33
  3. #4,172Zarina33
  4. #4,287Israel32
  5. #4,287Aashna32
  6. #4,287Aili32
  7. #4,287Airam32
  8. #4,387Aalayah31
  9. #4,387Aasiyah31
  10. #4,387Addisen31

Tied with 99 names at #4,287; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 948Rubi#1,561 → #613
  2. ↑ 607Kaydence#984 → #377
  3. ↑ 548Marin#1,383 → #835
  4. ↑ 543Diya#1,416 → #873
  5. ↑ 479Kadence#869 → #390
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,607Arly#949 → #2,556
  2. ↓ 433Shakira#747 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 414Anais#990 → #1,404
  4. ↓ 365Lisbeth#742 → #1,107
  5. ↓ 274Reanna#990 → #1,264

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

boys

1,984,979 boys got a published name in 2004; 1 in 1,214 of them was named Israel, which outranked 98.4% of the 13,228 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Israel
  1. #212Drew1,667
  2. #213Mitchell1,648
  3. #214Scott1,640
  4. #215Israel1,635
  5. #216Taylor1,613
  6. #217Dominick1,605
  7. #218Ruben1,601
Biggest movers since 2003
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,308Koda#2,238 → #930
  2. ↑ 1,190Tayshaun#2,153 → #963
  3. ↑ 1,006Kanye#1,492 → #486
  4. ↑ 910Kyan#1,497 → #587
  5. ↑ 814Jaidyn#1,630 → #816
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Jahiem#873 → #1,328
  2. ↓ 325Ervin#942 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 323Jahir#809 → #1,132
  4. ↓ 282Jaheim#457 → #739
  5. ↓ 270Sabastian#946 → #1,216

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

See the top 100 for 2004 →