Israel

Primarily a boy's name · 95% boys

Origin: Hebrew

Israel first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 50 babies (rank #551 that year). In 2024 it was given to 26 boys (rank #996). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Israel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Israel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,009

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Israel

Israel Kamakawiwoʻolesongwriter · b. 1959
Israel Gelfanduniversity teacher · b. 1913
Israel Zangwillactivist · b. 1864
Israel Adesanyamixed martial arts fighter · b. 1989
Israel Kirznerethicist · b. 1930

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Israel in 2024

Other boys' names starting with I

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	15	#901
1992	19	#766
1993	17	#837
1994	17	#796
1995	17	#893
1996	23	#727
1997	11	#1,203
1998	20	#781
1999	27	#648
2000	17	#894
2001	9	#1,420
2002	10	#1,338
2003	28	#673
2004	27	#722
2005	12	#1,313
2006	21	#931
2007	23	#897
2008	39	#647
2009	28	#825
2010	37	#663
2011	34	#711
2012	33	#734
2013	31	#779
2014	38	#684
2015	36	#707
2016	50	#551
2017	49	#558
2018	39	#670
2019	41	#646
2020	47	#567
2021	39	#705
2022	43	#627
2023	40	#666
2024	26	#996