Ishmael

Given to 6,794 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

#1466

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

121

boys 121

Peak year

2017

158 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

6,794

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Ishmael was most popular in 2017, when 158 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.09 per 1,000). In 2025, 121 babies were named Ishmael, ranking #1466 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	121	1466
2024	<5	—	121	1487
2023	<5	—	120	1489
2022	<5	—	97	1731
2021	<5	—	143	1307
2020	<5	—	144	1271
2019	<5	—	143	1296
2018	<5	—	139	1305
2017	<5	—	158	1182
2016	<5	—	132	1349
2015	<5	—	150	1223
2014	<5	—	141	1264
2013	<5	—	121	1387
2012	<5	—	127	1336
2011	<5	—	133	1285
2010	<5	—	111	1470
2009	<5	—	117	1433
2008	<5	—	100	1582
2007	<5	—	116	1405
2006	<5	—	114	1391
2005	<5	—	124	1261
2004	<5	—	124	1225
2003	<5	—	106	1310
2002	<5	—	118	1184
2001	<5	—	142	1035
2000	<5	—	144	1015
1999	<5	—	134	1032
1998	<5	—	146	953
1997	<5	—	152	904
1996	<5	—	141	926
1995	<5	—	126	987
1994	<5	—	122	1005
1993	<5	—	117	1015
1992	<5	—	112	1033
1991	<5	—	97	1113
1990	<5	—	86	1176
1989	<5	—	58	1433
1988	<5	—	37	1815
1987	<5	—	44	1587
1986	<5	—	50	1403
1985	<5	—	59	1242
1984	<5	—	59	1190
1983	<5	—	60	1166
1982	<5	—	56	1242
1981	<5	—	60	1188
1980	<5	—	55	1238
1979	<5	—	57	1206
1978	<5	—	43	1410
1977	<5	—	47	1312
1976	<5	—	33	1608
1975	<5	—	42	1345
1974	<5	—	47	1215
1973	<5	—	33	1485
1972	<5	—	23	1871
1971	<5	—	29	1637
1970	<5	—	18	2125
1969	<5	—	19	1914
1968	<5	—	19	1836
1967	<5	—	14	2139
1966	<5	—	13	2216
1965	<5	—	12	2366
1964	<5	—	19	1850
1963	<5	—	14	2200
1962	<5	—	14	2186
1961	<5	—	22	1731
1960	<5	—	9	2871
1959	<5	—	17	1974
1958	<5	—	13	2265
1957	<5	—	15	2093
1956	<5	—	12	2361
1955	<5	—	15	2048
1954	<5	—	20	1706
1953	<5	—	14	2099
1952	<5	—	22	1615
1951	<5	—	14	2055
1950	<5	—	22	1572
1949	<5	—	20	1667
1948	<5	—	13	2115
1947	<5	—	13	2169
1946	<5	—	15	1884
1945	<5	—	12	2009
1944	<5	—	8	2633
1943	<5	—	17	1764
1942	<5	—	20	1585
1941	<5	—	10	2333
1940	<5	—	18	1627
1939	<5	—	17	1636
1938	<5	—	18	1613
1937	<5	—	22	1444
1936	<5	—	23	1384
1935	<5	—	22	1453
1934	<5	—	26	1323
1933	<5	—	24	1361
1932	<5	—	25	1387
1931	<5	—	20	1589
1930	<5	—	26	1428
1929	<5	—	20	1672
1928	<5	—	27	1413
1927	<5	—	29	1372
1926	<5	—	46	1018
1925	<5	—	28	1390
1924	<5	—	25	1532
1923	<5	—	35	1213
1922	<5	—	38	1158
1921	<5	—	36	1199
1920	<5	—	37	1180
1919	<5	—	31	1264
1918	<5	—	28	1343
1917	<5	—	43	997
1916	<5	—	49	892
1915	<5	—	38	1037
1914	<5	—	36	907
1913	<5	—	23	1049
1912	<5	—	31	783
1911	<5	—	8	1290
1910	<5	—	9	1118
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	5	1345
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	6	1064
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	6	943
1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	5	1101
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	7	836
1892	<5	—	5	1066
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	<5	—
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1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	<5	—
1881	<5	—	<5	—
1880	<5	—	6	809

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Other spellings

Ishmeal · 301 Ishmel · 297 Ishmail · 208

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Where Ishmael is most popular

Florida
2.8×
New York
2.5×
Georgia
2.3×
New Jersey
2.3×
Pennsylvania
1.9×

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.