Recorded 1955–2022 Boys' name Peak 2005 557 births

Isrrael — boys' name

557 babies named Isrrael in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s231980s631990s1532000s2162010s762020s21
2000s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Isrrael was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

25 babies were named Isrrael in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Isrrael

The Social Security Administration has registered 557 babies named Isrrael between 1955 and 2022, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Isrrael currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Isrrael performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 216 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Isrrael shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 118 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Isrrael in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Isrrael 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 557 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.

Isrrael at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

557

Since 1955

68 years of records

Peak year

2005

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1955

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2022

Isrrael popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1955

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2005)
25
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
051015202530 202220152008200219961990198419761955 5

Isrrael by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
216 births that decade — 39% of Isrrael's all-time total
1950s51970s231980s631990s1532000s2162010s762020s21

Isrrael by state

Where Isrrael concentrates geographically — total births since 1955

Regionally concentrated
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Isrrael
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
118 21.2%
#2 Texas
12 2.2%
#3 Arizona
6 1.1%
California share of Isrrael's total US births 21.2%
Even split

118 of 557 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Isrrael?
557 babies have been named Isrrael since 1955. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2005 with 25 births.
When was Isrrael most popular?
Isrrael was most popular in the 2000s decade with 216 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Isrrael most popular?
The top states for the name Isrrael are California (118 births), Texas (12 births), Arizona (6 births).
How long has the name Isrrael been used?
Isrrael has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 68 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Isrrael?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Israel, Isreal, Israfil, Isra, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1955–2022 (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.