Ishmeal vs Ishan

Side-by-side comparison of Ishmeal and Ishan — 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

Ishan

Boy name · Rank #2120

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Metric Ishmeal Ishan
Current Rank Unranked #2120
Total Births (all years) 301 2,653
Peak Year 1997 2009
Peak Year Births 14 148
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1982

Births by Decade

Decade Ishmeal Ishan
1910ss 17 —
1920ss 37 —
1930ss 12 —
1940ss 11 —
1960ss 10 —
1970ss 5 —
1980ss 41 23
1990ss 91 212
2000ss 58 978
2010ss 19 1,048
2020ss — 392

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ishmeal Ishan
2014 — 107
2015 5 114
2016 — 114
2017 7 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, 1916–2017.

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