How Many People Are Named Israel?
people named Israel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,157 people in the US has this name
Based on 72,874 babies named Israel in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
π Rare
Peak Year
1,995 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Hebrew name ΧΦ΄Χ©ΧΦ°Χ¨ΦΈΧΦ΅Χ (Yisra'el) meaning "God contended". In the Old Testament Israel (who was formerly named Jacob; see Genesis 32:28) wrestles with an angel. The ancient and modern states of Israel took their names from him.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Israel, 2.4% were girls and 97.6% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1880s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 3.5% in the 2020s.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Israel alive today is about 24 years old, and 69% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 34 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Israel first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2007, to 1,995 babies. In 2025, 1,123 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
π Rank History
Israel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #202, in 2006. In 2025 it ranked #315.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #315 |
| Best rank | #202 (2006) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #220 in the 2000s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Israel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Israel were born in California than in any other state: about 14,369 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Israel was given 2.4 times as often in Texas, 2.1 times in New Mexico and 1.7 times in Arizona.
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