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Isreal

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Meaning of Isreal: Hebrew: 'God contends'

Isreal is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3761st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3761

28 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,722

First recorded 1880 · peak 2006

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 50 babies1982: 38 babies1983: 36 babies1984: 41 babies1985: 49 babies1986: 57 babies1987: 55 babies1988: 42 babies1989: 44 babies1990: 42 babies19901991: 57 babies1992: 67 babies1993: 47 babies1994: 67 babies1995: 67 babies1996: 70 babies1997: 75 babies1998: 83 babies1999: 83 babies2000: 104 babies20002001: 83 babies2002: 58 babies2003: 85 babies2004: 75 babies2005: 107 babies2006: 121 babies2007: 116 babies2008: 116 babies2009: 99 babies2010: 69 babies20102011: 75 babies2012: 64 babies2013: 57 babies2014: 58 babies2015: 60 babies2016: 67 babies2017: 59 babies2018: 45 babies2019: 59 babies2020: 48 babies20202021: 53 babies2022: 39 babies2023: 55 babies2024: 27 babies2025: 28 babies
US babies named Isreal per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 121.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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