Is Izrael a boy or girl name?

Izrael is a boy’s name. Of the 1,258 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.2% were girls and 98.8% were boys.

Izrael

Recorded 1994–2025 · United States

Izrael was most popular in 2023, when 95 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,703 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,897, with 61 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,258 people named Izrael.

Izrael over time

Births per year. The dot marks Izrael’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Izrael a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Izrael is a boy’s name — 1.2% of the 1,258 Americans given it were girls and 98.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Izrael

Where Izrael is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org