Boy name#391 of boy names
Israel
Pronounced IH1 Z R EY0 L (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2007
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
How popular is Israel?
Israel is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 72,125 children — the 391st most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2007, when 1,955 children were given it.
Characteristics
- Biblical (Person)
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- IH1 Z R EY0 L · IH1 Z R IY0 AH0 L
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 100
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Israel
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Israel
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Israel?
- Israel ranks 391st among boys' names in US records, with 72,125 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 15,445.
- Is Israel a unisex name?
- No. Israel is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Israel most popular?
- 2007, when 1,955 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.