Baby Name Popularity Profile

Yisroel

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Yisroel.

✦ He who struggles with God 🌍 Hebrew Biblical Traditional
National Rank (2025) #826
All-Time Peak Rank #826 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 6,813 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 100.0% Boy / 0.0% Girl Male Archetype
First Recorded 1950 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 300 births in 2025
💡 The Yisroel Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning He who struggles with God
Language Origin Hebrew
Origin Type single
Derived from Hebrew Yisra'el, meaning 'he who struggles with God'.
Common Nicknames
Izzy Sruli
Alternative Spellings
Israel Yisrael
Pronunciation: YIS-roh-el
Themes & Categories
Biblical Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Yisroel across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +50.0%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +40.8%
2015: 213 births 213 2016: 216 births 2017: 208 births 2018: 194 births 2019: 251 births 2020: 200 births 200 2021: 241 births 2022: 242 births 2023: 236 births 2024: 246 births 2025: 300 births 300
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 300 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 63 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 27
1960s: 76
1970s: 262
1980s: 574
1990s: 918
2000s: 1,435
2010s: 2,056
2020s: 1,465

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Yisro-e
Letter Count 7 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 54.1% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 54.1% of SSA names. Starts with Y, a letter used by only 1.6% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State New Jersey
Top States New Jersey, New York, Maryland, California, Illinois
States with Data 8
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
New Jersey #87 1,763 2025 +34.6% Growth
New York #106 4,149 2025 +59.6% Growth
Maryland Unranked 23 2018 Insufficient historical volume
California Unranked 63 2005 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois Unranked 28 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Florida Unranked 14 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania Unranked 11 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio Unranked 5 2017 Insufficient historical volume

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