Israel Name Popularity

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How popular is Israel?

Ranking 241st in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Israel is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 250, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #202 in 2006.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2007 with 1,935 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Israel was 11 in 1897.

Approximately during the years 1901-1904, 1907-1913, 1944-1951, 1963-1971, 1986-1989, 1994-1998, and 2001-2006, the name Israel took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1921-1924, and 1925-1928 were years of successive downward movement.

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Israel be?

Israel's popularity has been moving upward for some time. however, the number of children named Israel lately has remained about the same.

The name Israel is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Israel (Girl)		Israel (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		68	2,551	1,574	241
2017		53	3,059	1,591	235
2016		52	3,148	1,675	231
2015		60	2,901	1,576	240
2014		58	2,941	1,537	243
2013		47	3,378	1,471	245
2012		33	4,420	1,447	253
2011		36	4,094	1,610	219
2010		39	3,909	1,626	220
2009		33	4,517	1,776	211
2008		49	3,394	1,828	210
2007		58	3,031	1,935	204
2006		33	4,392	1,926	202
2005		40	3,666	1,654	217
2004		32	4,317	1,634	215
2003		32	4,136	1,368	246
2002		31	4,110	1,297	251
2001		37	3,576	1,340	249
2000		38	3,477	1,384	244
1999		36	3,462	1,269	249
1998		46	2,861	1,279	243
1997		23	4,569	1,169	251
1996		24	4,358	1,064	264
1995		32	3,445	974	281
1994		34	3,320	959	282
1993		19	5,071	912	300
1992		33	3,360	902	297
1991		21	4,705	848	304
1990		15	5,938	792	317
1989		< 5	--	759	316
1988		11	6,808	654	329
1987		7	9,141	614	333
1986		< 5	--	616	325
1985		< 5	--	598	329
1984		10	6,455	589	325
1983		7	8,352	590	323
1982		8	7,723	636	310
1981		10	6,501	594	323
1980		16	4,586	663	301
1979		14	4,921	687	295
1978		8	7,194	590	305
1977		8	7,117	630	306
1976		5	9,834	565	312
1975		9	6,138	530	331
1974		< 5	--	528	331
1973		7	6,921	474	352
1972		6	7,610	486	350
1971		5	8,789	470	373
1970		< 5	--	424	390
1969		< 5	--	357	418
1968		< 5	--	334	420
1967		6	6,304	271	461
1966		< 5	--	292	448
1965		< 5	--	260	481
1964		< 5	--	242	504
1963		< 5	--	223	532
1962		< 5	--	230	526
1961		< 5	--	233	521
1960		< 5	--	232	525
1959		< 5	--	218	534
1958		< 5	--	227	514
1957		< 5	--	179	578
1956		< 5	--	197	533
1955		< 5	--	190	534
1954		< 5	--	163	578
1953		< 5	--	185	518
1952		< 5	--	178	525
1951		5	5,746	172	524
1950		< 5	--	142	569
1949		< 5	--	146	556
1948		< 5	--	123	614
1947		< 5	--	112	654
1946		< 5	--	107	621
1945		< 5	--	82	667
1944		< 5	--	82	690
1943		< 5	--	90	676
1942		< 5	--	65	799
1941		< 5	--	84	667
1940		< 5	--	73	712
1939		< 5	--	75	688
1938		< 5	--	84	653
1937		< 5	--	70	726
1936		< 5	--	80	657
1935		< 5	--	80	665
1934		< 5	--	73	720
1933		< 5	--	74	700
1932		< 5	--	66	783
1931		< 5	--	73	713
1930		< 5	--	101	614
1929		< 5	--	79	696
1928		< 5	--	73	757
1927		< 5	--	99	635
1926		< 5	--	94	653
1925		< 5	--	103	619
1924		< 5	--	105	623
1923		< 5	--	118	578
1922		< 5	--	162	484
1921		< 5	--	142	523
1920		< 5	--	135	525
1919		< 5	--	129	524
1918		< 5	--	162	465
1917		< 5	--	143	480
1916		< 5	--	120	522
1915		< 5	--	137	470
1914		< 5	--	100	488
1913		< 5	--	116	398
1912		< 5	--	75	457
1911		< 5	--	40	464
1910		< 5	--	29	527
1909		< 5	--	27	497
1908		< 5	--	24	517
1907		< 5	--	19	572
1906		< 5	--	19	532
1905		< 5	--	19	536
1904		< 5	--	30	373
1903		< 5	--	14	602
1902		< 5	--	24	420
1901		< 5	--	14	544
1900		< 5	--	20	543
1899		< 5	--	12	598
1898		< 5	--	17	514
1897		< 5	--	11	665
1896		< 5	--	27	375
1895		< 5	--	15	541
1894		< 5	--	12	609
1893		< 5	--	14	520
1892		< 5	--	20	431
1891		< 5	--	18	422
1890		< 5	--	18	428
1889		< 5	--	20	409
1888		< 5	--	23	391
1887		< 5	--	15	441
1886		< 5	--	17	441
1885		< 5	--	22	382
1884		< 5	--	25	355
1883		< 5	--	18	422
1882		< 5	--	22	381
1881		< 5	--	23	344
1880		< 5	--	17	434

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.