Yisroel
Yisroel is a distinctive choice, ranked #1466 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Yisroel in their class.
About the Name Yisroel
Yisroel is steadily gaining in popularity, up 68 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #944 in 2011, and it currently sits at #1162. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Yisroel is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Yisroel in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #950, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Yisroel
- Yisroel Zev Gustman — Yisroel Zev Gustman was a rabbi, and the last Dayan (rabbinic judge) in Vilna during World War II.
- Yisroel Dovid Weiss — Yisroel Dovid Weiss is an American anti-Zionist activist, rabbi, and spokesman for the worldwide religious group Neturei Karta.
- Yisroel Hager (the second) — Yisroel Hager, also known as Yisroel Hager the Younger,, is one of the two Grand Rabbis of Vizhnitz in Bnei Brak and a member of Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah (Council of great Torah Sages) of Agudat Israel.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Yisroel
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Yisroel
Almost certainly the only Yisroel in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2021–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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