Israel is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2007 and remains in steady use.
Israel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #315 among boys (1,081) and #3,605 among girls (42) — overall #598 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,123 | 1,123 | #3,605 | #315 |
| 2024 | 1,265 | 1,265 | #3,852 | #278 |
| 2023 | 1,592 | 1,592 | #3,030 | #229 |
| 2022 | 1,565 | 1,572 | #2,975 | #233 |
| 2021 | 1,605 | 1,605 | #2,939 | #234 |
| 2020 | 1,592 | 1,592 | #2,759 | #237 |
| 2019 | 1,691 | 1,700 | #2,546 | #234 |
| 2018 | 1,666 | 1,666 | #2,516 | #239 |
| 2017 | 1,649 | 1,654 | #2,983 | #235 |
| 2016 | 1,731 | 1,739 | #3,154 | #232 |
| 2015 | 1,642 | 1,649 | #2,905 | #240 |
| 2014 | 1,599 | 1,612 | #2,945 | #242 |
| 2013 | 1,520 | 1,536 | #3,379 | #245 |
| 2012 | 1,483 | 1,493 | #4,424 | #253 |
| 2011 | 1,648 | 1,653 | #4,100 | #218 |
| 2010 | 1,665 | 1,673 | #3,915 | #220 |
| 2009 | 1,809 | 1,823 | #4,525 | #211 |
| 2008 | 1,881 | 1,894 | #3,398 | #210 |
| 2007 | 1,995 | 2,014 | #3,031 | #204 |
| 2006 | 1,960 | 1,979 | #4,395 | #202 |
| 2005 | 1,695 | 1,716 | #3,668 | #217 |
| 2004 | 1,667 | 1,687 | #4,318 | #215 |
| 2003 | 1,401 | 1,421 | #4,061 | #247 |
| 2002 | 1,328 | 1,355 | #4,111 | #251 |
| 2001 | 1,377 | 1,417 | #3,578 | #249 |
| 2000 | 1,422 | 1,462 | #3,478 | #244 |
| 1999 | 1,308 | 1,349 | #3,464 | #248 |
| 1998 | 1,325 | 1,361 | #2,861 | #243 |
| 1997 | 1,192 | — | #4,571 | #251 |
| 1996 | 1,088 | — | #4,359 | #264 |
| 1995 | 1,007 | — | #3,445 | #281 |
| 1994 | 994 | — | #3,322 | #282 |
| 1993 | 932 | — | #5,074 | #300 |
| 1992 | 935 | — | #3,360 | #297 |
| 1991 | 869 | — | #4,705 | #304 |
| 1990 | 806 | — | #5,937 | #319 |
| 1989 | 759 | — | — | #318 |
| 1988 | 666 | — | #6,809 | #329 |
| 1987 | 621 | — | #9,142 | #333 |
| 1986 | 616 | — | — | #325 |
| 1985 | 598 | — | — | #329 |
| 1984 | 600 | — | #6,458 | #325 |
| 1983 | 596 | — | #8,351 | #324 |
| 1982 | 645 | — | #7,727 | #310 |
| 1981 | 604 | — | #6,502 | #324 |
| 1980 | 679 | — | #4,590 | #301 |
| 1979 | 700 | — | #4,923 | #295 |
| 1978 | 599 | — | #7,197 | #305 |
| 1977 | 638 | — | #7,122 | #306 |
| 1976 | 570 | — | #9,837 | #311 |
| 1975 | 540 | — | #6,135 | #331 |
| 1974 | 529 | — | — | #330 |
| 1973 | 481 | — | #6,921 | #352 |
| 1972 | 492 | — | #7,613 | #350 |
| 1971 | 475 | — | #8,791 | #373 |
| 1970 | 424 | — | — | #390 |
| 1969 | 357 | — | — | #418 |
| 1968 | 333 | — | — | #422 |
| 1967 | 277 | — | #6,306 | #461 |
| 1966 | 291 | — | — | #452 |
| 1965 | 260 | — | — | #482 |
| 1964 | 246 | — | — | #502 |
| 1963 | 222 | — | — | #533 |
| 1962 | 229 | — | — | #527 |
| 1961 | 233 | — | — | #521 |
| 1960 | 232 | — | — | #520 |
| 1959 | 220 | — | — | #530 |
| 1958 | 228 | — | — | #512 |
| 1957 | 176 | — | — | #581 |
| 1956 | 197 | — | — | #534 |
| 1955 | 189 | — | — | #536 |
| 1954 | 163 | — | — | #578 |
| 1953 | 186 | — | — | #518 |
| 1952 | 178 | — | — | #525 |
| 1951 | 178 | — | #5,747 | #520 |
| 1950 | 143 | — | — | #567 |
| 1949 | 146 | — | — | #557 |
| 1948 | 123 | — | — | #613 |
| 1947 | 112 | — | — | #654 |
| 1946 | 107 | — | — | #621 |
| 1945 | 82 | — | — | #666 |
| 1944 | 82 | — | — | #690 |
| 1943 | 90 | — | — | #676 |
| 1942 | 65 | — | — | #801 |
| 1941 | 84 | — | — | #667 |
| 1940 | 74 | — | — | #706 |
| 1939 | 74 | — | — | #691 |
| 1938 | 84 | — | — | #654 |
| 1937 | 70 | — | — | #725 |
| 1936 | 80 | — | — | #657 |
| 1935 | 80 | — | — | #665 |
| 1934 | 73 | — | — | #720 |
| 1933 | 74 | — | — | #700 |
| 1932 | 66 | — | — | #783 |
| 1931 | 73 | — | — | #713 |
| 1930 | 101 | — | — | #613 |
| 1929 | 79 | — | — | #697 |
| 1928 | 72 | — | — | #765 |
| 1927 | 100 | — | — | #633 |
| 1926 | 94 | — | — | #652 |
| 1925 | 103 | — | — | #619 |
| 1924 | 105 | — | — | #623 |
| 1923 | 118 | — | — | #578 |
| 1922 | 162 | — | — | #484 |
| 1921 | 142 | — | — | #523 |
| 1920 | 135 | — | — | #525 |
| 1919 | 129 | — | — | #524 |
| 1918 | 162 | — | — | #465 |
| 1917 | 143 | — | — | #480 |
| 1916 | 120 | — | — | #522 |
| 1915 | 137 | — | — | #470 |
| 1914 | 100 | — | — | #488 |
| 1913 | 116 | — | — | #398 |
| 1912 | 75 | — | — | #457 |
| 1911 | 40 | — | — | #464 |
| 1910 | 29 | — | — | #527 |
| 1909 | 27 | — | — | #497 |
| 1908 | 24 | — | — | #517 |
| 1907 | 19 | — | — | #572 |
| 1906 | 19 | — | — | #532 |
| 1905 | 19 | — | — | #536 |
| 1904 | 30 | — | — | #373 |
| 1903 | 14 | — | — | #602 |
| 1902 | 24 | — | — | #420 |
| 1901 | 14 | — | — | #544 |
| 1900 | 20 | — | — | #543 |
| 1899 | 12 | — | — | #598 |
| 1898 | 17 | — | — | #514 |
| 1897 | 11 | — | — | #665 |
| 1896 | 27 | — | — | #375 |
| 1895 | 15 | — | — | #541 |
| 1894 | 12 | — | — | #609 |
| 1893 | 14 | — | — | #520 |
| 1892 | 20 | — | — | #431 |
| 1891 | 18 | — | — | #422 |
| 1890 | 18 | — | — | #428 |
| 1889 | 20 | — | — | #409 |
| 1888 | 23 | — | — | #391 |
| 1887 | 15 | — | — | #441 |
| 1886 | 17 | — | — | #441 |
| 1885 | 22 | — | — | #382 |
| 1884 | 25 | — | — | #355 |
| 1883 | 18 | — | — | #422 |
| 1882 | 22 | — | — | #381 |
| 1881 | 23 | — | — | #344 |
| 1880 | 17 | — | — | #434 |