Boys' name · since 1994
Izrael
1,243 babies named Izrael in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,465 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,441 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,243
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,243 babies have been named Izrael since 1994, making it today's #2441 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Izrael recorded 1,243 times among boys since 1994, holding rank #2441 nationally today, ahead of 82% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #4,465 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,441 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,243 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Izrael ranks #4,465 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,441 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,243 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,465 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,441 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,243
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Izrael's 1,243 recorded births place it above 90.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Izrael compares
1,243 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Izrael's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Izrael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,243 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 34 | 22,252 |
Izrael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Izrael splits its recorded history at 2010: 73% of all births land in the more recent half, 27% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1994 (7 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 90 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Izrael popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Izrael popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 2017 (Izrael as girls' name)
Izrael by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (520 births, 42% of the file).
2010s was Izrael's strongest decade.
520 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Izrael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
283 births
- 2010s
2010s
520 births
- 2020s
2020s
387 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 520 births (42% of all-time use).
How Izrael compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Izrael's total volume
Izrael by state
Where Izrael concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 249 | 20.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 195 | 15.7% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 42 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.4% |
249 of 1,243 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Izrael's data
- Izrael's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (520 total births) through the 2020s (387) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Izraels (249 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Izrael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Izrael draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.