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Isael

Isael holds the #988 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 231 newborn boys in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #1423 in 2020 to #988 today. Its strongest year on record was 2024 (#942 nationally, 244 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1978. The name's biggest fan base is in Arizona (#432 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#988
among boy names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#942
in 2024 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
231
boys named Isael

Isael popularity, 1880–2025

0.004%0.008%0.011%0.015%18801900192019401960198020002020#942 in 2024
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2024

Where Isael is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025NH—Washington: #684 (9 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)WA#684Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025MI—New York: #1410 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1410Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025IA—Illinois: #1133 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)IL#1133Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1004 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1004New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025CT—California: #521 (59 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)CA#521Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025UT—Colorado: #501 (11 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)CO#501Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025DE—Arizona: #432 (17 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)AZ#432New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025NM—Kansas: #590 (5 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)KS#590Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1277 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NC#1277South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #552 (7 boys, 0.04% of boys born 2025)OK#552Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Isael in 2025HI—Texas: #632 (48 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)TX#632Florida: #1256 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1256
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Arizona (#432), Colorado (#501), Oklahoma (#552)

Uniqueness score

53/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Isael in the most recent year of SSA data.

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