Ishmeal — boys' name

What the Data Says About Ishmeal

The Social Security Administration has registered 301 babies named Ishmeal between 1916 and 2017, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ishmeal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ishmeal performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 91 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Ishmeal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ishmeal 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 301 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.