Given name · also Yiddish
Yisroel
Yisroel is a masculine given name from Yiddish, ultimately from Hebrew.
Original Hebrewישראל
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Yisroel comes from Yiddish, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Yisroel developed from ישׂראל. In English usage, Yisroel developed from ישראל.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yisroel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,813
- 6,813 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 300 babies
- 2025
- 300
- #826 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +18%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 300 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 826 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 18.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (166). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,413 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.
Yisroel’s family of names
In English usage, Yisroel shares an earlier linguistic root with Israel. In English usage, Yisroel developed from the Yiddish form ישׂראל. In English usage, Yisroel developed from the Hebrew form ישראל.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Yisroel
- Abby SteinIsraeli-American author, rabbi, activist (1991-)
- Yisroel Dovid WeissAmerican rabbi and activistborn 1956
- Yisrael Friedmanrabbi (1923-2017)
- Motty SteinmetzIsraeli Hasidic singerborn 1992
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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