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Israel

Boy's name · #315 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Israel reached its best rank, #202, in 2006 and ranked #315 in 2025. About 71,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Israel is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 41 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#99 in Mexico (2024) · #220 in Ecuador (2025) · #327 in New Zealand (2025) · #822 in England & Wales (2025) · #916 in Canada (2025) · #1,486 in Italy (2024) · #1,560 in France (2025) · #2,575 in Austria (2025) · #217 in Puerto Rico (2022) · #700 in Poland (2022) · #703 in Scotland (2022) · #637 in Ireland (2020) and 2 more.

Famous Israels

• Israel Kamakawiwoʻole — American musician and singer (1959–1997)
• Israel Katz — Israeli politician, Minister of Defense of Israel (born 1955)
• Israel Gelfand — Soviet mathematician (1913–2009)
• Israel Zangwill — British writer (1864–1926)
• Israel Adesanya — Nigerian and New Zealand mixed martial artist (born 1989)
• Israel Kirzner — American economist (born 1930)

In stories & tradition

• Israel Hands — Treasure Island (book)

What Israels become

Among 878 notable people named Israel:

Business leaders appear 2.13× more often than among typical names — e.g. Israel Sieff, Baron Sieff, English businessman and Zionist (1889–1972).

Similar names: Yisrael · Abel · Ismael · Kaleb · Emmanuel · Izaiah

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