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

Boy name · Rank #2120

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Metric Ishmail Ishan
Current Rank Unranked #2120
Total Births (all years) 208 2,653
Peak Year 1995 2009
Peak Year Births 13 148
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1982

Births by Decade

Decade Ishmail Ishan
1970ss 10 —
1980ss 11 23
1990ss 94 212
2000ss 80 978
2010ss 13 1,048
2020ss — 392

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

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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