Isael
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ee-sah-EL
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #988 for boys
Isael is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 988th for boys in the US (231 babies).
Where does Isael come from?
Modern: Spanish-language name, likely modelled on Israel and Ismael
Is Isael a girl's or a boy's name?
Isael is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 231 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Isael in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 988th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 231 about 1 in 7,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 140% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 231 boys in the US were named Isael, making it the 988th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,423rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 244 boys. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the boys named Isael in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 567 boys in the US were given Isael or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #528, up from #988 for this spelling alone.
- Izael 336
- Isael 231
Isael in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 231 | #988 |
| 2024 | 244 | #942 |
| 2023 | 203 | #1,066 |
| 2022 | 178 | #1,156 |
| 2021 | 156 | #1,230 |
| 2020 | 121 | #1,423 |
| 2019 | 83 | #1,823 |
| 2018 | 78 | #1,900 |
| 2017 | 76 | #1,897 |
| 2016 | 75 | #1,936 |
| 2015 | 75 | #1,931 |
| 2014 | 70 | #2,016 |
| 2013 | 69 | #1,988 |
| 2012 | 101 | #1,562 |
| 2011 | 94 | #1,620 |
| 2010 | 99 | #1,588 |
| 2009 | 103 | #1,572 |
| 2008 | 96 | #1,620 |
| 2007 | 115 | #1,412 |
| 2006 | 90 | #1,605 |
| 2005 | 102 | #1,441 |
| 2004 | 87 | #1,528 |
| 2003 | 88 | #1,476 |
| 2002 | 56 | #1,970 |
| 2001 | 56 | #1,931 |
| 2000 | 56 | #1,871 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,395 |
| 1998 | 58 | #1,738 |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,445 |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,375 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 24 | #2,946 |
| 1993 | 22 | #3,036 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,456 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 13 | #3,255 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
Names like Isael
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibrahim, Jamir, Azael, Jasiah, Muhammad, Hamza, Musa, Abdiel, Alijah, Abdullah, Zahir, Mustafa
Other spellings of Isael
Names related to Isael
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Isael: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/isael, updated 20 October 2026.