Ishmail vs Ishan

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

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Ishmail

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Ishan

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Metric Ishmail Ishan
Current Rank Unranked #2124
Total Births (all years) 208 2,737
Peak Year 1995 2009
Peak Year Births 13 148
Peak Decade 1990s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1982

Births by Decade

Decade Ishmail Ishan
1970s 10 -
1980s 11 23
1990s 94 212
2000s 80 978
2010s 13 1,048
2020s - 476

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ishmail Ishan
2014 - 107
2015 - 114
2016 - 114
2017 - 89
2018 - 102
2019 - 83
2020 - 78
2021 - 90
2022 - 81
2023 - 73
2024 - 70
2025 - 84

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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