Yisroel
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning he who struggles with God; Yiddish form of Israel.
How Yisroel has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #975 |
| 2016 | #957 |
| 2017 | #986 |
| 2019 | #878 |
| 2021 | #946 |
| 2022 | #970 |
| 2023 | #969 |
| 2024 | #950 |
| 2025 | #826 |
Yisroel by the numbers
In 2025, 18 babies in England and Wales were named Yisroel. In the US, 202 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 216 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Israel
Like Yisroel, each of these traces back to Israel: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Israelone who wrestles with God1,629 in the US (2017)
- IzraelGod contends; variant of Israel72 in the US (2017)
- IsrealGod strives; variant spelling of Israel56 in the US (2017)
- Israellagod contends; feminine form of Israel18 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 Yisroel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean God
Like Yisroel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Yisroel
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