Ishmeal vs Ishaan

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

Name A

Ishmeal

Boy name

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Name B

Ishaan

Boy name · Rank #1000

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Metric Ishmeal Ishaan
Current Rank Unranked #1000
Total Births (all years) 301 5,196
Peak Year 1997 2019
Peak Year Births 14 289
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1990

Births by Decade

Decade Ishmeal Ishaan
1910ss 17 —
1920ss 37 —
1930ss 12 —
1940ss 11 —
1960ss 10 —
1970ss 5 —
1980ss 41 —
1990ss 91 77
2000ss 58 1,216
2010ss 19 2,585
2020ss — 1,318

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ishmeal Ishaan
2014 — 280
2015 5 233
2016 — 242
2017 7 231
2018 — 273
2019 — 289
2020 — 269
2021 — 272
2022 — 281
2023 — 271
2024 — 225

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, 1916–2017.

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