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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Israel has never cracked the top 200 here.
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.
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 | |
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 1989
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Texas#162 · 1 in 818
- California#190 · 1 in 1,049
- Arizona#195 · 1 in 1,165
- New York#204 · 1 in 1,405
- Kansas#297 · 1 in 2,435
Best ever in a state: #67 in Hawaii, 2022.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #162 | 181 | 1 in 818 |
| California | #190 | 256 | 1 in 1,049 |
| Arizona | #195 | 26 | 1 in 1,165 |
| New York | #204 | 96 | 1 in 1,405 |
| Kansas | #297 | 7 | 1 in 2,435 |
| Connecticut | #308 | 7 | 1 in 3,164 |
| Florida | #344 | 33 | 1 in 2,707 |
| New Mexico | #350 | 5 | 1 in 2,326 |
| New Jersey | #364 | 15 | 1 in 3,672 |
| Pennsylvania | #388 | 17 | 1 in 4,789 |
| Illinois | #390 | 25 | 1 in 3,472 |
| Oklahoma | #391 | 6 | 1 in 3,425 |
| Colorado | #395 | 6 | 1 in 4,031 |
| Michigan | #601 | 8 | 1 in 8,679 |
| Ohio | #621 | 7 | 1 in 11,158 |
| Louisiana | #633 | 5 | 1 in 6,382 |
| North Carolina | #652 | 5 | 1 in 9,250 |
| Georgia | #661 | 6 | 1 in 8,243 |
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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.
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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
| 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 1989
boys
#315
759 births · 1 in 2,636 boys
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 2,636 of them was named Israel, which outranked 96.6% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).