Is Israel a boy or girl name?
Israel is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 38 girls and 1,220 boys were named Israel, so 3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.2% of the 71,727 US babies named Israel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #279
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,901
- Babies named Israel since 1880
- 71,727
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 1,994 babies
Boys and girls named Israel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 202 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 164 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 210 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,051 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,110 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 775 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 965 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,852 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1960s | 2,673 | 6 | 0.2% |
| 1970s | 5,385 | 62 | 1.1% |
| 1980s | 6,314 | 69 | 1.1% |
| 1990s | 10,172 | 283 | 2.7% |
| 2000s | 16,150 | 384 | 2.3% |
| 2010s | 15,771 | 519 | 3.2% |
| 2020s | 7,340 | 265 | 3.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,220 | #279 | 38 | #3,901 |
| 2023 | 1,535 | #229 | 54 | #3,054 |
| 2022 | 1,506 | #233 | 56 | #2,971 |
| 2021 | 1,547 | #234 | 57 | #2,937 |
| 2020 | 1,532 | #237 | 60 | #2,759 |
| 2019 | 1,622 | #233 | 69 | #2,546 |
| 2018 | 1,593 | #240 | 70 | #2,516 |
| 2017 | 1,593 | #235 | 55 | #2,982 |
| 2016 | 1,679 | #232 | 52 | #3,154 |
| 2015 | 1,582 | #240 | 60 | #2,905 |
| 2014 | 1,541 | #242 | 58 | #2,945 |
| 2013 | 1,473 | #245 | 47 | #3,379 |
| 2012 | 1,450 | #253 | 33 | #4,424 |
| 2011 | 1,612 | #218 | 36 | #4,099 |
| 2010 | 1,626 | #220 | 39 | #3,915 |
| 2009 | 1,776 | #211 | 33 | #4,524 |
| 2008 | 1,832 | #210 | 49 | #3,397 |
| 2007 | 1,936 | #204 | 58 | #3,031 |
| 2006 | 1,927 | #202 | 33 | #4,394 |
| 2005 | 1,655 | #217 | 40 | #3,668 |
| 2004 | 1,635 | #215 | 32 | #4,318 |
| 2003 | 1,368 | #247 | 33 | #4,061 |
| 2002 | 1,297 | #251 | 31 | #4,111 |
| 2001 | 1,340 | #249 | 37 | #3,577 |
| 2000 | 1,384 | #244 | 38 | #3,478 |
| 1999 | 1,271 | #248 | 36 | #3,464 |
| 1998 | 1,279 | #243 | 46 | #2,861 |
| 1997 | 1,169 | #251 | 23 | #4,571 |
| 1996 | 1,064 | #264 | 24 | #4,359 |
| 1995 | 975 | #281 | 32 | #3,445 |
| 1994 | 960 | #282 | 34 | #3,322 |
| 1993 | 913 | #300 | 19 | #5,074 |
| 1992 | 902 | #297 | 33 | #3,360 |
| 1991 | 848 | #304 | 21 | #4,705 |
| 1990 | 791 | #319 | 15 | #5,938 |
| 1989 | 759 | #317 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 655 | #329 | 11 | #6,809 |
| 1987 | 614 | #333 | 7 | #9,144 |
| 1986 | 616 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 598 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 589 | #325 | 10 | #6,459 |
| 1983 | 589 | #324 | 7 | #8,351 |
| 1982 | 637 | #310 | 8 | #7,726 |
| 1981 | 594 | #323 | 10 | #6,502 |
| 1980 | 663 | #301 | 16 | #4,590 |
| 1979 | 686 | #295 | 14 | #4,923 |
| 1978 | 591 | #305 | 8 | #7,197 |
| 1977 | 630 | #306 | 8 | #7,122 |
| 1976 | 565 | #311 | 5 | #9,836 |
| 1975 | 531 | #331 | 9 | #6,135 |
| 1974 | 528 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 474 | #352 | 7 | #6,921 |
| 1972 | 486 | #350 | 6 | #7,612 |
| 1971 | 470 | #373 | 5 | #8,792 |
| 1970 | 424 | #390 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 357 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 333 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 271 | #461 | 6 | #6,306 |
| 1966 | 291 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 261 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 244 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 222 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 229 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 233 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 232 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 220 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 228 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 176 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 197 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 189 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 163 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 186 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 178 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 173 | #521 | 5 | #5,747 |
| 1950 | 142 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 146 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 123 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 112 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 107 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 82 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 82 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 90 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 65 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 84 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 74 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 74 | #691 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 84 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 70 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 80 | #657 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 80 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 73 | #720 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 74 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 66 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 73 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 101 | #613 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 79 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 72 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 100 | #633 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 94 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 103 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 105 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 118 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 162 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 142 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 135 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 129 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 162 | #465 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 143 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 120 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 137 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 100 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 116 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 75 | #457 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 40 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 29 | #527 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 27 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 24 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 19 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 19 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 19 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 30 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 14 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 24 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 14 | #544 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 20 | #543 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 12 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 17 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 11 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 27 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 15 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 12 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 14 | #520 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 20 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 18 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 18 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 20 | #409 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 23 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 15 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 17 | #441 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 22 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 25 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 18 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 22 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 23 | #344 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 17 | #434 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Israel reached #202 in 2006. As a girl name, it reached #2,516 in 2018. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Israel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.