He wrestles with God, he prevails with God, or God rules: traditional interpretations.
The Czech exact-name definition identifies Hebrew Israel. Israel explicitly lists these competing traditional translations rather than one settled original analysis. Country-name senses are not the evidence for the personal name. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Israel&oldid=94593316.
Origin
Hebrew Israel name form documented in Czech personal naming.
The Czech exact-name definition identifies Hebrew Israel. Israel explicitly lists these competing traditional translations rather than one settled original analysis. Country-name senses are not the evidence for the personal name. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Israel&oldid=94593316.
English pronunciation
Not yet published for this spelling.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
England & Wales
2021
Boys
4
3990
Historical source: not all years independently cross-checked. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
5
14942
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States
2025
Boys
56
2421
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Sources & notes
Open an entry for its source, credit, licence and full qualifications. Different name traditions remain separate.
Meaning: He wrestles with God, he prevails with God, or God rules: traditional interpretations.
Checked against cited source
The Czech exact-name definition identifies Hebrew Israel. Israel explicitly lists these competing traditional translations rather than one settled original analysis. Country-name senses are not the evidence for the personal name. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Israel&oldid=94593316. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: Hebrew Israel name form documented in Czech personal naming.
Checked against cited source
The Czech exact-name definition identifies Hebrew Israel. Israel explicitly lists these competing traditional translations rather than one settled original analysis. Country-name senses are not the evidence for the personal name. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Israel&oldid=94593316. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.