Recorded 1922–1995 Boys' name Peak 1922 22 births

Ishamel — boys' name

22 babies named Ishamel in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s51980s51990s6
1920s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Ishamel was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ishamel in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ishamel

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Ishamel between 1922 and 1995, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ishamel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ishamel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ishamel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ishamel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ishamel at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

22

Since 1922

74 years of records

Peak year

1922

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1922

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 1995

Ishamel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1922

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1922)
6
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
4.555.566.5 1995198619301922 6

Ishamel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 27% of Ishamel's all-time total
1920s61930s51980s51990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ishamel?
22 babies have been named Ishamel since 1922. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1922 with 6 births.
When was Ishamel most popular?
Ishamel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Ishamel been used?
Ishamel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 74 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Ishamel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ishmael, Ishaan, Ishan, Ishaq, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.