Yisroel

Boy name

Yisroel has been given to 6,813 babies in the U.S. since 1950. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #826 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin

From Yiddish ישׂראל (yisroel, “Israel”)API, from Hebrew ישראל (yisra'él, “Israel”). Doublet of Israel.

Origin: Yiddish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

6,813

Peak year

2025 (300 babies)

Rank in 2025

#826 for boys

First recorded

1950

10-year trend

▲ +41%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Yisroel.

6,786 babies since 1880

6,865 babies since 1880

6,892 babies since 1889

6,727 babies since 1945

6,721 babies since 1880

6,720 babies since 1971

6,921 babies since 1949

6,937 babies since 1991

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