Israel

Israel

Primarily a boy's name · 97% boys

Origin: Hebrew

Israel first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 71 babies (rank #546 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

832

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Israel

Share your Israel story

Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	10	#1,271
1997	20	#795
1998	12	#1,140
1999	26	#663
2000	17	#927
2001	15	#1,050
2002	11	#1,365
2003	11	#1,457
2004	38	#647
2005	28	#839
2006	33	#777
2007	39	#719
2008	61	#547
2009	35	#815
2010	53	#618
2011	62	#571
2012	61	#587
2013	65	#558
2014	69	#541
2015	69	#554
2016	71	#546

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,271

1997

#795

1998

#1,140

1999

#663

2000

#927

2001

#1,050

2002

#1,365

2003

#1,457

2004

#647

2005

#839

2006

#777

2007

#719

2008

#547

2009

#815

2010

#618

2011

#571

2012

#587

2013

#558

2014

#541

2015

#554

2016

#546

Numerology of Israel

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Israel

Share your Israel story

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with I

Year-by-Year Detail