Recorded 1939–1980 Boys' name Peak 1980 11 births

Ishman — boys' name

11 babies named Ishman in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51980s6
1980s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Ishman was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

6 babies were named Ishman in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ishman

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Ishman between 1939 and 1980, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ishman currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ishman performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ishman shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ishman 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 11 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.

Ishman at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

11

Since 1939

42 years of records

Peak year

1980

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1939

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 1980

Ishman popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1939

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1980)
6
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
4.555.566.5 19801939 5

Ishman by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 55% of Ishman's all-time total
1930s51980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ishman?
11 babies have been named Ishman since 1939. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1980 with 6 births.
When was Ishman most popular?
Ishman was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Ishman been used?
Ishman has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 42 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Ishman?
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, 1939–1980 (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.