Israel
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning one who wrestles with God.
How Israel has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #240 |
| 2016 | #232 |
| 2017 | #235 |
| 2018 | #240 |
| 2019 | #233 |
| 2020 | #236 |
| 2021 | #234 |
| 2022 | #233 |
| 2023 | #229 |
| 2024 | #279 |
| 2025 | #315 |
Israel by the numbers
In 2025, 39 babies in England and Wales were named Israel. In the US, 1,629 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,935 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Names that come from Israel
Forms of Israel in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Yisroelhe who struggles with God; Yiddish form of Israel202 in the US (2017)
- YisraelGod contends; form of Israel61 in the US (2017)
- IsrealGod strives; variant spelling of Israel56 in the US (2017)
- Israellagod contends; feminine form of Israel18 in the US (2017)
- Ysraelgod struggles; a form of Israel9 in the US (2017)
- Israelaone who wrestles with god; feminine form of Israel5 in the US (2017)
- Israelleone who wrestles with god; a form of Israel5 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Israel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean God
Like Israel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Israel
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