Boys' name · since 1976
Yisrael
Yisrael has 1,560 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,843 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,216 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,560
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,560 babies have been named Yisrael since 1976, making it today's #2216 boys' name.
Yisrael has 1,560 recorded births among boys since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2216 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #3,843 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,216 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,560 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yisrael ranks #3,843 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,216 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,560 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,843 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,216 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,560
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yisrael's 1,560 recorded births place it above 91.55% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Yisrael compares
1,560 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Yisrael's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yisrael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,560 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yisrael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yisrael's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 83% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 17%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 83, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yisrael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Yisrael by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (605 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Yisrael's strongest decade.
605 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Yisrael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1980s 71
1980s
71 births
- 1990s 128
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
325 births
- 2010s
2010s
605 births
- 2020s
2020s
416 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 605 births (39% of all-time use).
How Yisrael 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 Yisrael's total volume
Yisrael by state
Where Yisrael concentrates geographically, total births since 1976
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 592 | 37.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 258 | 16.5% |
| #3 | California | | 47 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 35 | 2.2% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 23 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
592 of 1,560 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Yisrael's data
- Yisrael's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (605 total births) through the 2020s (416) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Yisraels (592 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Yisrael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1976–2025 (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 Yisrael 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.