US rank #4711 Girls' name Peak 2017 650 births

Israa — #4711 US girls' name

650 babies named Israa in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1072000s1632010s2572020s123
#4711
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 73% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Israa was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

41 babies were named Israa in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Israa

The Social Security Administration has registered 650 babies named Israa between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Israa currently holds the #4711 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 41 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Israa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 257 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Israa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Israa in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Israa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 650 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Israa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

650

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2017

41 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,711

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Israa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
41
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
01020304050 20242019201420092004199919941990 8

Israa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
257 births that decade — 40% of Israa's all-time total
1990s1072000s1632010s2572020s123

Israa by state

Where Israa concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Israa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
21 3.2%
#2 New York
12 1.8%
#3 California
5 0.8%
#4 Florida
5 0.8%
#5 Ohio
5 0.8%
Michigan share of Israa's total US births 3.2%
Even split

21 of 650 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Israa?
650 babies have been named Israa since 1990. It currently ranks #4711 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 41 births.
When was Israa most popular?
Israa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 257 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Israa most popular?
The top states for the name Israa are Michigan (21 births), New York (12 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Israa been used?
Israa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Israa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isra, Israel, Israella, Isreal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.