Ishay vs Ishmael

Side-by-side comparison of Ishay and Ishmael — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ishay

Boy name

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Name B

Ishmael

Boy name · Rank #1499

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Metric Ishay Ishmael
Current Rank Unranked #1499
Total Births (all years) 19 6,671
Peak Year 2018 2017
Peak Year Births 7 158
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2018 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ishay Ishmael
1880ss — 6
1890ss — 17
1900ss — 17
1910ss — 296
1920ss — 321
1930ss — 223
1940ss — 146
1950ss — 164
1960ss — 155
1970ss — 372
1980ss — 538
1990ss — 1,233
2000ss — 1,205
2010ss 7 1,355
2020ss 12 623

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ishay Ishmael
2014 — 141
2015 — 150
2016 — 132
2017 — 158
2018 7 139
2019 — 143
2020 6 144
2021 6 143
2022 — 97
2023 — 120
2024 — 119

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2018–2021.

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