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Israel name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Israel ranks #315 in male records (1,081 reported) and #3,605 in female records (42 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#3,605 · 42 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 3 female records (39 to 42); rank moved from #3,852 to #3,605.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 15 female records (57 to 42); rank moved from #2,939 to #3,605.
2025 male rank and count
#315 · 1,081 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 145 male records (1,226 to 1,081); rank moved from #278 to #315.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 467 male records (1,548 to 1,081); rank moved from #234 to #315.
Peak year in available data
2016: 1,679 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Israel becoming more popular?

Israel's reported male count decreased by 145 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #278 to #315. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Israel in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for IsraelFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,6790201620252016: 52 female records2017: 55 female records2018: 70 female records2019: 69 female records2020: 60 female records2021: 57 female records2022: 56 female records2023: 55 female records2024: 39 female records2025: 42 female records2016: 1,679 male records2017: 1,594 male records2018: 1,596 male records2019: 1,622 male records2020: 1,532 male records2021: 1,548 male records2022: 1,509 male records2023: 1,537 male records2024: 1,226 male records2025: 1,081 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025423,6051,081315
2024393,8521,226278
2023553,0301,537229
2022562,9751,509233
2021572,9391,548234
2020602,7591,532237
2019692,5461,622234
2018702,5161,596239
2017552,9831,594235
2016523,1541,679232

Questions about Israel’s popularity

How common is Israel in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Israel ranks #315 in male records (1,081 reported) and #3,605 in female records (42 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Israel?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Israel only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Israel creates a match.

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