Yisroel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- YIS-roh-el
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,537 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #824 for boys
Yisroel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God strives”. In 2025 it ranked 1,537th for boys in the UK (18 babies) and 824th for boys in the US (300 babies).
What does Yisroel mean?
Hebrew: Ashkenazi form of Israel
“God strives”
An Ashkenazi form of Israel, the name given to Jacob after he wrestled with the angel in Genesis.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Yisroel a girl's or a boy's name?
Yisroel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 boys in the UK and 300 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Yisroel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,537among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 17,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the UK were named Yisroel, making it the 1,537th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,317th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 30 boys.
Half of all the boys named Yisroel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,465th in England and Wales.
Yisroel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,537 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,230 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 22 | #1,312 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 21 | #1,317 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,486 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,253 |
| 2016 | 27 | #1,133 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 24 | #1,199 |
| 2011 | 30 | #1,014 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 19 | #1,290 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,207 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,412 |
| 1996 | 10 | #1,290 |
How popular is Yisroel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #824among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 300about 1 in 5,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 300 boys in the US were named Yisroel, making it the 824th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,029th. It first appears in the records in 1950.
2025 had the most boys named Yisroel of any year since it first appeared, in 1950.
Half of all the boys named Yisroel in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Yisroel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 300 | #824 |
| 2024 | 246 | #936 |
| 2023 | 236 | #956 |
| 2022 | 242 | #943 |
| 2021 | 241 | #937 |
| 2020 | 200 | #1,029 |
| 2019 | 251 | #875 |
| 2018 | 194 | #1,045 |
| 2017 | 208 | #985 |
| 2016 | 216 | #957 |
| 2015 | 213 | #972 |
| 2014 | 198 | #1,024 |
| 2013 | 196 | #999 |
| 2012 | 192 | #1,017 |
| 2011 | 194 | #998 |
| 2010 | 194 | #1,009 |
| 2009 | 186 | #1,034 |
| 2008 | 166 | #1,105 |
| 2007 | 182 | #1,031 |
| 2006 | 146 | #1,154 |
| 2005 | 169 | #1,004 |
| 2004 | 137 | #1,143 |
| 2003 | 145 | #1,068 |
| 2002 | 98 | #1,343 |
| 2001 | 93 | #1,364 |
| 2000 | 113 | #1,194 |
| 1999 | 100 | #1,239 |
| 1998 | 105 | #1,174 |
| 1997 | 108 | #1,140 |
| 1996 | 105 | #1,125 |
| 1995 | 77 | #1,333 |
| 1994 | 79 | #1,308 |
| 1993 | 80 | #1,261 |
| 1992 | 86 | #1,206 |
| 1991 | 93 | #1,133 |
| 1990 | 85 | #1,176 |
| 1989 | 83 | #1,158 |
| 1988 | 65 | #1,266 |
| 1987 | 56 | #1,314 |
| 1986 | 53 | #1,344 |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,451 |
| 1984 | 71 | #1,059 |
| 1983 | 67 | #1,088 |
| 1982 | 52 | #1,292 |
| 1981 | 40 | #1,519 |
| 1980 | 41 | #1,496 |
| 1979 | 37 | #1,570 |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,410 |
| 1977 | 54 | #1,198 |
| 1976 | 32 | #1,645 |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,947 |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,316 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,309 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,243 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,463 |
| 1970 | 13 | #2,620 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1967 | 8 | #2,984 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,853 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,645 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,704 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,335 |
| 1959 | 11 | #2,529 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,678 |
Names like Yisroel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Yisroel
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Yisroel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yisroel, updated 20 October 2026.