Ismael

Given to 44,289 US babies since 1903

▲ Rising +64% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#263

recorded as boys

29 since 2024

Babies in 2025

1,307

boys 1,307

Peak year

2024

1,535 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

44,289

since 1903

Born an Ismael? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Ismael was most popular in 2024, when 1,535 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.89 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,307 babies were named Ismael, ranking #263 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 64%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	1,307	263
2024	<5	—	1,535	234
2023	<5	—	1,425	244
2022	<5	—	1,076	312
2021	<5	—	928	350
2020	<5	—	905	350
2019	<5	—	875	365
2018	<5	—	919	359
2017	<5	—	814	392
2016	<5	—	792	403
2015	<5	—	772	401
2014	<5	—	807	386
2013	<5	—	746	400
2012	<5	—	776	383
2011	<5	—	789	376
2010	<5	—	824	362
2009	<5	—	863	357
2008	<5	—	935	348
2007	<5	—	978	327
2006	<5	—	988	324
2005	5	16462	898	335
2004	6	14179	905	332
2003	<5	—	871	332
2002	<5	—	809	338
2001	<5	—	866	325
2000	5	15031	803	341
1999	6	12688	785	338
1998	<5	—	744	351
1997	<5	—	658	370
1996	7	10567	772	335
1995	<5	—	716	342
1994	8	9586	642	371
1993	6	11780	637	372
1992	<5	—	600	382
1991	<5	—	615	373
1990	<5	—	557	413
1989	6	10847	456	441
1988	<5	—	475	414
1987	<5	—	434	420
1986	<5	—	445	405
1985	<5	—	415	420
1984	<5	—	380	425
1983	7	8047	424	393
1982	6	9237	435	389
1981	<5	—	406	405
1980	<5	—	386	420
1979	<5	—	419	391
1978	6	8562	338	433
1977	<5	—	326	439
1976	5	9284	349	413
1975	<5	—	306	461
1974	<5	—	365	410
1973	<5	—	279	467
1972	<5	—	280	470
1971	<5	—	289	477
1970	<5	—	301	467
1969	<5	—	247	489
1968	<5	—	255	475
1967	<5	—	220	506
1966	<5	—	233	496
1965	<5	—	200	540
1964	<5	—	218	531
1963	<5	—	213	542
1962	<5	—	233	517
1961	<5	—	181	588
1960	<5	—	208	545
1959	<5	—	195	554
1958	<5	—	191	559
1957	<5	—	196	552
1956	<5	—	202	525
1955	<5	—	160	581
1954	<5	—	161	582
1953	<5	—	165	550
1952	<5	—	145	578
1951	<5	—	138	590
1950	<5	—	131	595
1949	<5	—	129	601
1948	<5	—	116	629
1947	<5	—	104	677
1946	<5	—	96	660
1945	<5	—	79	676
1944	<5	—	79	698
1943	<5	—	50	943
1942	<5	—	65	795
1941	<5	—	59	828
1940	<5	—	40	1019
1939	<5	—	55	818
1938	<5	—	58	814
1937	<5	—	49	880
1936	<5	—	39	1010
1935	<5	—	52	872
1934	<5	—	40	1024
1933	<5	—	68	740
1932	<5	—	57	841
1931	<5	—	76	688
1930	<5	—	75	730
1929	<5	—	58	869
1928	<5	—	51	950
1927	<5	—	43	1080
1926	<5	—	43	1064
1925	<5	—	41	1091
1924	<5	—	28	1414
1923	<5	—	37	1177
1922	<5	—	27	1434
1921	<5	—	28	1412
1920	<5	—	23	1592
1919	<5	—	20	1695
1918	<5	—	13	2260
1917	<5	—	20	1643
1916	<5	—	10	2543
1915	<5	—	6	3392
1914	<5	—	15	1608
1913	<5	—	15	1365
1912	<5	—	8	1885
1911	<5	—	7	1387
1910	<5	—	<5	—
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	5	1130