Ishmail vs Ishaan

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

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Ishmail

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Name B

Ishaan

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Metric Ishmail Ishaan
Current Rank Unranked #1000
Total Births (all years) 208 5,462
Peak Year 1995 2019
Peak Year Births 13 289
Peak Decade 1990s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1990

Births by Decade

Decade Ishmail Ishaan
1970s 10 -
1980s 11 -
1990s 94 77
2000s 80 1,216
2010s 13 2,585
2020s - 1,584

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ishmail Ishaan
2014 - 280
2015 - 233
2016 - 242
2017 - 231
2018 - 273
2019 - 289
2020 - 269
2021 - 272
2022 - 281
2023 - 271
2024 - 225
2025 - 266

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, 1971–2012.

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