Girls' name · since 2001
Ismahan
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 140 babies named Ismahan, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,540 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 140
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
140 babies have been named Ismahan since 2001, making it today's #12540 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Ismahan recorded 140 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #12540 nationally today, ahead of 28% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #23,479 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,540 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 140 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ismahan ranks #23,479 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,540 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 140 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #23,479 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,540 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 140
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ismahan's 140 recorded births place it above 67.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Ismahan compares
140 30th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ismahan's all-time total is 63% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ismahan | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 140 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ismahan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ismahan's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2002, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ismahan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Ismahan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (74 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Ismahan's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Ismahan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
52 births
- 2010s
2010s
74 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 74 births (53% of all-time use).
Ismahan by state
Where Ismahan concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 5 | 3.6% |
5 of 140 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ismahan's data
- Ismahan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Ismahans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ismahan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~24 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ismahan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.