Recorded 2008–2023 Girls' name Peak 2023 30 births

Ismah — girls' name

30 babies named Ismah in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s62020s19
2020s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Ismah was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ismah in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ismah

The Social Security Administration has registered 30 babies named Ismah between 2008 and 2023, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ismah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ismah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ismah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ismah 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 30 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.

Ismah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

30

Since 2008

16 years of records

Peak year

2023

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2008

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ismah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2008

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20232022202120192008 5

Ismah by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
19 births that decade — 63% of Ismah's all-time total
2000s52010s62020s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ismah?
30 babies have been named Ismah since 2008. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 7 births.
When was Ismah most popular?
Ismah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Ismah been used?
Ismah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 16 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ismah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ismerai, Ismahan, Isma, Ismelda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2008–2023 (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.