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 #1499
Total Births (all years) 297 6,671
Peak Year 2000 2017
Peak Year Births 12 158
Peak Decade 1990ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ishmel Ishmael
1880ss — 6
1890ss — 17
1900ss — 17
1910ss 13 296
1920ss 54 321
1930ss 19 223
1940ss 10 146
1950ss 5 164
1960ss — 155
1970ss 10 372
1980ss 22 538
1990ss 80 1,233
2000ss 60 1,205
2010ss 18 1,355
2020ss 6 623

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 — 119

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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