Yisrael

“Variant of Israel — He wrestles with God; he prevails with God; God rules” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #2227 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Yisrael reached its best rank, #1920, in 2024 and ranked #2227 in 2025. About 1,600 boys have carried it since 1976. In New Jersey and New York it runs 6–9× its national rate. Yisrael is the less common spelling of Israel — about 5% of babies given the name are written this way; Israel itself ranked #315 in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Yisraels

Yisrael Kristal — Holocaust survivor, oldest living man
Yisrael Meir Lau — Polish-born Israeli rabbi and Holocaust survivor (b. 1937)
Yisrael Meir Kagan — Polish rabbi (1838–1933)
Yisrael Galili — Israeli firearm designer (1923–1995)
Yisrael Zinger — Israeli mayor

What Yisraels become

Among 78 notable people named Yisrael:

Similar names: Israel · Ori · Eastyn · Uzziah · Ezrael · Axell

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