Isael
Meaning not yet sourced
Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1978, with 5 babies
Boy’s name
What Isael means
Meaning not yet sourced. Wiktionary has no word-by-word meaning for Isael yet, and we don’t write our own.
Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1978, with 5 babies Worked out from the official US and England & Wales counts, not a meaning.
How popular is Isael?
▼ 46 vs 2024
US: Rising: up from #1931 in 2015.
Biggest US share so far: 2024, when 244 boys got the name (#942 that year). First in the US records in 1978.
How common
- About 1 in 7,394 baby boys in the US in 2025
“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.
Where in the US
Most popular in AZ (0.52 per 1,000 boys), CO (0.41 per 1,000 boys), OK (0.4 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.
SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.
US vs UK
Isael is #988 in the US. It is not in the England & Wales list for 2025.
| Rank 2025 | Babies | How common | Rank 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | #988 | 231 | 1 in 7,394 | #1931 |
| England & Wales | – | – | – | – |
| Scotland | – | – | – | – |
Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).
Boy or girl?
In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Isael were boys.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| US 2025 | 0 | 231 |
| England & Wales 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| US all years since 1880 | 0 | 3,164 |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 0 | 0 |
Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.
Other spellings
Other spellings parents chose in 2025
Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.
If you like Isael
Boys
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For a sister
- Gianna#33Same root as Jane, meaning “God is gracious”*
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- Phoebe#157“bright”*
- Maeve#76“intoxicating”*
- Sage#160“sedge”*
- Noa#226Hawaiian, meaning “commoner, free man”*
Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Isael’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.
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