Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Isael isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Isael through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,164
- 3,164 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 244 babies
- 2025
- 231
- #989 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +134%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 231 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 989 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 133.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (59). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,665 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Isael’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Isael
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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