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Yisroel

Yisroel means "Hebrew/Yiddish variant of Israel" and comes from Hebrew, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2010s. As things stand now, it is a rare find in the registry. The name's best year yet was 2016.

HebrewHebrew/Yiddish variant of Israel
EtymologyMeaning "he who struggles with God"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
27
1960s
76
1970s
262
1980s
574
1990s
917
2000s
1,435
2010s
1,604
Peaked in the 2010s · 4,895 total U.S. births since 1900