Yisroel

What Yisroel means

Same root as Israel, possibly meaning “kingdom/land of Israel”

Doublet of Israel || In the Bible, it is said to be from the name יִשְׂרֶה אֵל (yisré 'él) given to Jacob in Genesis 32:29, after which his descendants came to be known as Israelites and their land as the "kingdom/land of Israel".

Source: Wiktionary, “Yisroel” (revision 84543295) and “Israel” (revision 94593316), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Yisroel?

US: Rising: up from #972 in 2015. England & Wales: Steady: #1511 in 2015, #1466 now.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 300 boys got the name (#824 that year). First in the US records in 1950.

How common

• About 1 in 5,694 baby boys in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 15,108 baby boys in England and Wales 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 NJ (2.74 per 1,000 boys), NY (1.97 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Yisroel is #824 in the US and #1466 in England & Wales (2025).

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 Yisroel were boys.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Yisrael64 US

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 Yisroel

Boys

• Santiago#26Spanish form of James, meaning “May He Heel”^*
• Rowan#59“little red one”^*
• Asher#28Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 2025
• Charlie#145Editor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #22 vs #145 in 2025
• Tatum#202Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #585 in 2015, #202 in 2025
• Archer#98Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #289 in 2015, #98 in 2025

For a sister

• Eliana#10Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel
• Lucia#83Variant of Lucy, meaning “light”^*
• Dahlia#215Editor’s note Up from #412 in 2015 to #215 in 2025 in the US
• Valentina#35Same root as Valentine, meaning “strong, healthy”^*
• Lucy#24“light”^*
• Emery#74Editor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #74 vs #1,197 in 2025

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 Yisroel’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.