Data through 2025

Ishmael name popularity in the United States

Ishmael ranked #1466 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 121 boys named Ishmael.

Rank#1466

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded121

SSA

Peak year2017

158 recorded

Five-year change-16.0%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Boys

Ishmael for boys and girls

Boys

121

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Ishmael in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys121#1466
2024boys121#1487
2023boys120#1489
2022boys97#1731
2021boys143#1307
2020boys144#1271
2019boys143#1296
2018boys139#1305
2017boys158#1182
2016boys132#1349
2015boys150#1223
2014boys141#1264
Show full history (123 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys121#1466
2024boys121#1487
2023boys120#1489
2022boys97#1731
2021boys143#1307
2020boys144#1271
2019boys143#1296
2018boys139#1305
2017boys158#1182
2016boys132#1349
2015boys150#1223
2014boys141#1264
2013boys121#1387
2012boys127#1336
2011boys133#1285
2010boys111#1470
2009boys117#1433
2008boys100#1582
2007boys116#1405
2006boys114#1391
2005boys124#1261
2004boys124#1225
2003boys106#1310
2002boys118#1184
2001boys142#1035
2000boys144#1015
1999boys134#1032
1998boys146#953
1997boys152#904
1996boys141#926
1995boys126#987
1994boys122#1005
1993boys117#1015
1992boys112#1033
1991boys97#1113
1990boys86#1176
1989boys58#1433
1988boys37#1815
1987boys44#1587
1986boys50#1403
1985boys59#1242
1984boys59#1190
1983boys60#1166
1982boys56#1242
1981boys60#1188
1980boys55#1238
1979boys57#1206
1978boys43#1410
1977boys47#1312
1976boys33#1608
1975boys42#1345
1974boys47#1215
1973boys33#1485
1972boys23#1871
1971boys29#1637
1970boys18#2125
1969boys19#1914
1968boys19#1836
1967boys14#2139
1966boys13#2216
1965boys12#2366
1964boys19#1850
1963boys14#2200
1962boys14#2186
1961boys22#1731
1960boys9#2871
1959boys17#1974
1958boys13#2265
1957boys15#2093
1956boys12#2361
1955boys15#2048
1954boys20#1706
1953boys14#2099
1952boys22#1615
1951boys14#2055
1950boys22#1572
1949boys20#1667
1948boys13#2115
1947boys13#2169
1946boys15#1884
1945boys12#2009
1944boys8#2633
1943boys17#1764
1942boys20#1585
1941boys10#2333
1940boys18#1627
1939boys17#1636
1938boys18#1613
1937boys22#1444
1936boys23#1384
1935boys22#1453
1934boys26#1323
1933boys24#1361
1932boys25#1387
1931boys20#1589
1930boys26#1428
1929boys20#1672
1928boys27#1413
1927boys29#1372
1926boys46#1018
1925boys28#1390
1924boys25#1532
1923boys35#1213
1922boys38#1158
1921boys36#1199
1920boys37#1180
1919boys31#1264
1918boys28#1343
1917boys43#997
1916boys49#892
1915boys38#1037
1914boys36#907
1913boys23#1049
1912boys31#783
1911boys8#1290
1910boys9#1118
1907boys5#1345
1904boys6#1064
1901boys6#943
1896boys5#1101
1893boys7#836
1892boys5#1066
1880boys6#809

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Ishmael’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-19.3%
Change since peak-23.4%