US rank #2576 Boys' name Peak 2023 1,186 births

Izrael — #2576 US boys' name

1,186 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.

1990s532000s2832010s5192020s331
#2576
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 82% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Izrael was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

90 babies were named Izrael in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Izrael

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,186 babies named Izrael between 1994 and 2024, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Izrael currently holds the #2576 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 90 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Izrael performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 519 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Izrael shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 239 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arizona. In total, SSA state-level files list Izrael in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Izrael 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 1,186 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.

Izrael at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,186

Since 1994

31 years of records

Peak year

2023

90 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,576

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1994

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2024

Izrael popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1994

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
90
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
020406080100 202420202016201220082004200019961994 7

Izrael popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 2017 (Izrael as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20232017 5

Izrael by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
519 births that decade — 44% of Izrael's all-time total
1990s532000s2832010s5192020s331

Izrael by state

Where Izrael concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Izrael
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
239 20.2%
#2 Texas
185 15.6%
#3 Arizona
34 2.9%
#4 Illinois
10 0.8%
#5 Colorado
5 0.4%
#6 North Carolina
5 0.4%
#7 Pennsylvania
5 0.4%
California share of Izrael's total US births 20.2%
Even split

239 of 1,186 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Izrael?
1,186 babies have been named Izrael since 1994. It currently ranks #2576 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 90 births.
When was Izrael most popular?
Izrael was most popular in the 2010s decade with 519 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Izrael most popular?
The top states for the name Izrael are California (239 births), Texas (185 births), Arizona (34 births).
How long has the name Izrael been used?
Izrael has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 31 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Izrael?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Izreal, Izra, Izriel. 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, 1994–2024 (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.