boy's name
Yisroel
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 7,566
the United States
#824
2025 births
Yisroel is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 300 babies in the United States, ranking #824. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2025, when 300 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 11,051 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1950.
Yisroel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 27 |
| 1960s | 76 |
| 1970s | 262 |
| 1980s | 574 |
| 1990s | 918 |
| 2000s | 1,435 |
| 2010s | 2,056 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,465 |
How popular is Yisroel?
In 2025, Yisroel was given to 300 babies in the United States, ranking #824 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Yisroel is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Yisroel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yisroel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yisroel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Yisroel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yisroel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yisroel
How popular is the name Yisroel?
In 2025, Yisroel was given to 300 babies in the United States, ranking #824 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Yisroel a girl's or a boy's name?
Yisroel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Yisroel most popular?
Yisroel peaked in 2025, when 300 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Yisroel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yisroel currently ranks #824 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.