Ismael
- Last seen for girls in 2005 at #16,462
- #263 for boys in 2025, 1,307 births
- Given to boys 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2024 · 1,535 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 44,216since 1903
Ismael over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Ismael has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #263 | 1,307 | |
| 2024 | — | #234 | 1,535 | |
| 2023 | — | #244 | 1,425 | |
| 2022 | — | #312 | 1,076 | |
| 2021 | — | #350 | 928 | |
| 2020 | — | #350 | 905 | |
| 2019 | — | #365 | 875 | |
| 2018 | — | #359 | 919 | |
| 2017 | — | #392 | 814 | |
| 2016 | — | #403 | 792 | |
| 2015 | — | #401 | 772 | |
| 2014 | — | #386 | 807 | |
| 2013 | — | #400 | 746 | |
| 2012 | — | #383 | 776 | |
| 2011 | — | #376 | 789 | |
| 2010 | — | #362 | 824 | |
| 2009 | — | #357 | 863 | |
| 2008 | — | #348 | 935 | |
| 2007 | — | #327 | 978 | |
| 2006 | — | #324 | 988 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #335 | 898 |
| 2004 | #14,179 | 6 | #332 | 905 |
| 2003 | — | #332 | 871 | |
| 2002 | — | #338 | 809 | |
| 2001 | — | #325 | 866 | |
| 2000 | #15,031 | 5 | #341 | 803 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #338 | 785 |
| 1998 | — | #351 | 744 | |
| 1997 | — | #370 | 658 | |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #335 | 772 |
| 1995 | — | #342 | 716 | |
| 1994 | #9,586 | 8 | #371 | 642 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #372 | 637 |
| 1992 | — | #382 | 600 | |
| 1991 | — | #373 | 615 | |
| 1990 | — | #413 | 557 | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #441 | 456 |
| 1988 | — | #414 | 475 | |
| 1987 | — | #420 | 434 | |
| 1986 | — | #405 | 445 | |
| 1985 | — | #420 | 415 | |
| 1984 | — | #425 | 380 | |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | #393 | 424 |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | #389 | 435 |
| 1981 | — | #405 | 406 | |
| 1980 | — | #420 | 386 | |
| 1979 | — | #391 | 419 | |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #433 | 338 |
| 1977 | — | #439 | 326 | |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #413 | 349 |
| 1975 | — | #461 | 306 | |
| 1974 | — | #410 | 365 | |
| 1973 | — | #467 | 279 | |
| 1972 | — | #470 | 280 | |
| 1971 | — | #477 | 289 | |
| 1970 | — | #467 | 301 | |
| 1969 | — | #489 | 247 | |
| 1968 | — | #475 | 255 | |
| 1967 | — | #506 | 220 | |
| 1966 | — | #496 | 233 | |
| 1965 | — | #540 | 200 | |
| 1964 | — | #531 | 218 | |
| 1963 | — | #542 | 213 | |
| 1962 | — | #517 | 233 | |
| 1961 | — | #588 | 181 | |
| 1960 | — | #545 | 208 | |
| 1959 | — | #554 | 195 | |
| 1958 | — | #559 | 191 | |
| 1957 | — | #552 | 196 | |
| 1956 | — | #525 | 202 | |
| 1955 | — | #581 | 160 | |
| 1954 | — | #582 | 161 | |
| 1953 | — | #550 | 165 | |
| 1952 | — | #578 | 145 | |
| 1951 | — | #590 | 138 | |
| 1950 | — | #595 | 131 | |
| 1949 | — | #601 | 129 | |
| 1948 | — | #629 | 116 | |
| 1947 | — | #677 | 104 | |
| 1946 | — | #660 | 96 | |
| 1945 | — | #676 | 79 | |
| 1944 | — | #698 | 79 | |
| 1943 | — | #943 | 50 | |
| 1942 | — | #795 | 65 | |
| 1941 | — | #828 | 59 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,019 | 40 | |
| 1939 | — | #818 | 55 | |
| 1938 | — | #814 | 58 | |
| 1937 | — | #880 | 49 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,010 | 39 | |
| 1935 | — | #872 | 52 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,024 | 40 | |
| 1933 | — | #740 | 68 | |
| 1932 | — | #841 | 57 | |
| 1931 | — | #688 | 76 | |
| 1930 | — | #730 | 75 | |
| 1929 | — | #869 | 58 | |
| 1928 | — | #950 | 51 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,080 | 43 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,064 | 43 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,091 | 41 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,414 | 28 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,177 | 37 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,434 | 27 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,412 | 28 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,592 | 23 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,695 | 20 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,260 | 13 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,643 | 20 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,543 | 10 | |
| 1915 | — | #3,392 | 6 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,608 | 15 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,365 | 15 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,885 | 8 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
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| 1903 | — | #1,130 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1903
The first year at least five boys were named Ismael! It came in at #1,130, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1903–1910, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Ismael is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- New Mexico#90 · 1 in 325
- Arizona#115 · 1 in 448
- California#120 · 1 in 533
- Texas#143 · 1 in 656
- Oregon#158 · 1 in 579
Best ever in a state: #62 in New Mexico, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #90 | 20 | 1 in 325 |
| Arizona | #115 | 73 | 1 in 448 |
| California | #120 | 329 | 1 in 533 |
| Texas | #143 | 267 | 1 in 656 |
| Oregon | #158 | 26 | 1 in 579 |
| Nevada | #171 | 17 | 1 in 664 |
| Illinois | #191 | 61 | 1 in 812 |
| Colorado | #217 | 30 | 1 in 895 |
| Kansas | #235 | 16 | 1 in 878 |
| Washington | #256 | 29 | 1 in 1,131 |
| Nebraska | #266 | 9 | 1 in 980 |
| Idaho | #302 | 8 | 1 in 1,079 |
| New Jersey | #305 | 28 | 1 in 1,420 |
| Oklahoma | #311 | 15 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Indiana | #325 | 23 | 1 in 1,377 |
| New York | #338 | 52 | 1 in 1,624 |
| North Carolina | #372 | 30 | 1 in 1,716 |
| Florida | #373 | 52 | 1 in 1,837 |
| Wisconsin | #374 | 14 | 1 in 1,674 |
| Arkansas | #398 | 8 | 1 in 1,573 |
| Utah | #409 | 11 | 1 in 1,788 |
| Massachusetts | #413 | 12 | 1 in 2,252 |
| Minnesota | #420 | 13 | 1 in 1,885 |
| South Carolina | #438 | 11 | 1 in 1,927 |
| Kentucky | #450 | 10 | 1 in 2,054 |
| Maryland | #516 | 9 | 1 in 2,544 |
| Michigan | #517 | 16 | 1 in 2,512 |
| Mississippi | #522 | 5 | 1 in 2,167 |
| Pennsylvania | #546 | 17 | 1 in 3,074 |
| Georgia | #566 | 18 | 1 in 2,790 |
| Iowa | #571 | 5 | 1 in 2,766 |
| Alabama | #573 | 8 | 1 in 2,690 |
| Ohio | #627 | 15 | 1 in 3,502 |
| Tennessee | #638 | 11 | 1 in 3,343 |
| Louisiana | #672 | 6 | 1 in 3,188 |
| Missouri | #709 | 7 | 1 in 3,973 |
| Virginia | #727 | 9 | 1 in 4,139 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ismael
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 29 spots since 2024 (#234 → #263)
- 87 spots since 2020 (#350 → #263)
- Biggest jump: 245 spots in 1944
- Biggest drop: 284 spots in 1934
Rise & fade · boys
121 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1903
- Peaked 2024 at #234 (1,535 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 95 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1941–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,122
- Highest: 1 in 1,122 boys born in 2024 were named Ismael (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,307 boys born in 2025 (0.08%)
Era · boys
The 2000s
- 20.2% of all boys named Ismael (8,916) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,130 (1903) | #1,130 |
| 1910s | 114 | #1,365 (1913) | #1,975 |
| 1920s | 379 | #869 (1929) | #1,208 |
| 1930s | 569 | #688 (1931) | #842 |
| 1940s | 817 | #601 (1949) | #753 |
| 1950s | 1,684 | #525 (1956) | #567 |
| 1960s | 2,208 | #475 (1968) | #523 |
| 1970s | 3,252 | #391 (1979) | #443 |
| 1980s | 4,256 | #389 (1982) | #413 |
| 1990s | 6,726 | #335 (1996) | #365 |
| 2000s | 8,916 | #324 (2006) | #336 |
| 2010s | 8,114 | #359 (2018) | #383 |
| 2020s | 7,176 | #234 (2024) | #292 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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