Ishmail vs Ishmael

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

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Ishmail

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Ishmael

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Metric Ishmail Ishmael
Current Rank Unranked #1489
Total Births (all years) 208 6,794
Peak Year 1995 2017
Peak Year Births 13 158
Peak Decade 1990s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1971 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ishmail Ishmael
1880s - 6
1890s - 17
1900s - 17
1910s - 296
1920s - 321
1930s - 223
1940s - 146
1950s - 164
1960s - 155
1970s 10 372
1980s 11 538
1990s 94 1,233
2000s 80 1,205
2010s 13 1,355
2020s - 746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ishmail Ishmael
2014 - 141
2015 - 150
2016 - 132
2017 - 158
2018 - 139
2019 - 143
2020 - 144
2021 - 143
2022 - 97
2023 - 120
2024 - 121
2025 - 121

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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