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Yisroel

Boy

Meaning of Yisroel: Hebrew: 'God contended'

Yisroel is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 829th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1162nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#829

300 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1162

24 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,813

First recorded 1950 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 40 babies1982: 52 babies1983: 67 babies1984: 71 babies1985: 46 babies1986: 53 babies1987: 56 babies1988: 65 babies1989: 83 babies1990: 85 babies19901991: 93 babies1992: 86 babies1993: 80 babies1994: 79 babies1995: 77 babies1996: 105 babies1997: 108 babies1998: 105 babies1999: 100 babies2000: 113 babies20002001: 93 babies2002: 98 babies2003: 145 babies2004: 137 babies2005: 169 babies2006: 146 babies2007: 182 babies2008: 166 babies2009: 186 babies2010: 194 babies20102011: 194 babies2012: 192 babies2013: 196 babies2014: 198 babies2015: 213 babies2016: 216 babies2017: 208 babies2018: 194 babies2019: 251 babies2020: 200 babies20202021: 241 babies2022: 242 babies2023: 236 babies2024: 246 babies2025: 300 babies
US babies named Yisroel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 300.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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