Ishmel vs Ishaan

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

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Ishmel

Boy name

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Name B

Ishaan

Boy name · Rank #1000

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Metric Ishmel Ishaan
Current Rank Unranked #1000
Total Births (all years) 297 5,196
Peak Year 2000 2019
Peak Year Births 12 289
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1990

Births by Decade

Decade Ishmel Ishaan
1910ss 13 —
1920ss 54 —
1930ss 19 —
1940ss 10 —
1950ss 5 —
1970ss 10 —
1980ss 22 —
1990ss 80 77
2000ss 60 1,216
2010ss 18 2,585
2020ss 6 1,318

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ishmel Ishaan
2014 — 280
2015 — 233
2016 6 242
2017 — 231
2018 — 273
2019 — 289
2020 — 269
2021 — 272
2022 6 281
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, 1916–2022.

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