Over the past 110 years, 233 girls and 58 533 boys have been named Israel. The name Israel ranks 6469th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Israel in 1979. The peak of popularity of the name Israel came in the 1970s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.