Israel

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Israel is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 71,727 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 70,134 as boys and 1,593 as girls. Israel gained popularity in the 1950s, peaked in 2007 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #865 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,258
2023 1,589
2022 1,562
2021 1,604
2020 1,592
2019 1,691
2018 1,663
2017 1,648
2016 1,731
2015 1,642
2014 1,599
2013 1,520
2012 1,483
2011 1,648
2010 1,665
2009 1,809
2008 1,881
2007 1,994
2006 1,960
2005 1,695
2004 1,667
2003 1,401
2002 1,328
2001 1,377
2000 1,422
1999 1,307
1998 1,325
1997 1,192
1996 1,088
1995 1,007
1994 994
1993 932
1992 935
1991 869
1990 806
1989 759
1988 666
1987 621
1986 616
1985 598
1984 599
1983 596
1982 645
1981 604
1980 679
1979 700
1978 599
1977 638
1976 570
1975 540
1974 528
1973 481
1972 492
1971 475
1970 424
1969 357
1968 333
1967 277
1966 291
1965 261
1964 244
1963 222
1962 229
1961 233
1960 232
1959 220
1958 228
1957 176
1956 197
1955 189
1954 163
1953 186
1952 178
1951 178
1950 142
1949 146
1948 123
1947 112
1946 107
1945 82
1944 82
1943 90
1942 65
1941 84
1940 74
1939 74
1938 84
1937 70
1936 80
1935 80
1934 73
1933 74
1932 66
1931 73
1930 101
1929 79
1928 72
1927 100
1926 94
1925 103
1924 105
1923 118
1922 162
1921 142
1920 135
1919 129
1918 162
1917 143
1916 120
1915 137
1914 100
1913 116
1912 75
1911 40
1910 29
1909 27
1908 24
1907 19
1906 19
1905 19
1904 30
1903 14
1902 24
1901 14
1900 20
1899 12
1898 17
1897 11
1896 27
1895 15
1894 12
1893 14
1892 20
1891 18
1890 18
1889 20
1888 23
1887 15
1886 17
1885 22
1884 25
1883 18
1882 22
1881 23
1880 17