How Many People Are Named Yisrael?
An estimated 1,474 people in the United States have the first name Yisrael. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Yisrael peaked in popularity in 2024 with 81 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yisrael as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yisrael paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Yisrael is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 15, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,474
About 1 in 232,533 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2024
81 births
Total Registered
1,492
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yisrael
Yisrael is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,492 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Yisrael as a male name
Ranked #1,948 in 2024
81 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (81 births)
Yisrael: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yisrael span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 604 babies were registered. While Yisrael is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yisrael by Decade
How has Yisrael tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yisrael by State
Birth registrations for Yisrael span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Illinois, Maryland, Florida. On average, about 152 Yisraels were registered per state.
Yisrael + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yisrael as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Yisrael: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yisrael?
We estimate approximately 1,474 people named Yisrael are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 232,533 Americans share this first name.
Is Yisrael a common name?
Yisrael is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,492 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yisrael most popular?
Yisrael reached peak popularity in 2024, when 81 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yisrael is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yisrael a male name?
Yisrael is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yisrael Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yisrael Smith, Yisrael Johnson, Yisrael Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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