Ishmel vs Ishmael

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

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Ishmel

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Ishmael

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Metric Ishmel Ishmael
Current Rank Unranked #1489
Total Births (all years) 297 6,794
Peak Year 2000 2017
Peak Year Births 12 158
Peak Decade 1990s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ishmel Ishmael
1880s - 6
1890s - 17
1900s - 17
1910s 13 296
1920s 54 321
1930s 19 223
1940s 10 146
1950s 5 164
1960s - 155
1970s 10 372
1980s 22 538
1990s 80 1,233
2000s 60 1,205
2010s 18 1,355
2020s 6 746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ishmel Ishmael
2014 - 141
2015 - 150
2016 6 132
2017 - 158
2018 - 139
2019 - 143
2020 - 144
2021 - 143
2022 6 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, 1916–2022.

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