Recorded 2001–2022 Girls' name Peak 2018 133 births

Ismahan — girls' name

133 babies named Ismahan in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s522010s742020s7
2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Ismahan was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

18 babies were named Ismahan in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ismahan

The Social Security Administration has registered 133 babies named Ismahan between 2001 and 2022, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ismahan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ismahan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ismahan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ismahan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ismahan 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 133 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.

Ismahan at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

133

Since 2001

22 years of records

Peak year

2018

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2001

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2022

Ismahan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2001

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2018)
18
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
05101520 202220172015201220092007200420022001 8

Ismahan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
74 births that decade — 56% of Ismahan's all-time total
2000s522010s742020s7

Ismahan by state

Where Ismahan concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ismahan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
5 3.8%
Minnesota share of Ismahan's total US births 3.8%

5 of 133 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ismahan?
133 babies have been named Ismahan since 2001. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2018 with 18 births.
When was Ismahan most popular?
Ismahan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Ismahan most popular?
The top states for the name Ismahan are Minnesota (5 births).
How long has the name Ismahan been used?
Ismahan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 22 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ismahan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ismerai, Isma, Ismelda, Ismael, 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, 2001–2022 (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.