Boys' name · since 1962
Ismail
4,022 babies named Ismail in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,078 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,065 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,022
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ismail is the #1065 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,022 recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Ismail recorded 4,022 times among boys since 1962, holding rank #1065 nationally today, ahead of 92% of boys, 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 1962 to 2025.
- #2,078 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,065 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,022 born since 1962
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ismail ranks #2,078 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,065 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,022 born since 1962, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,078 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,065 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,022
- born since 1962
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ismail's 4,022 recorded births place it above 95.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Ismail compares
4,022 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ismail's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ismail | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,022 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 204 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ismail's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ismail's full recorded timeline at 1997, 82% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 18% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 204 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ismail popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 204
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Ismail by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,349 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Ismail's strongest decade.
1,349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Ismail births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 138
1970s
138 births
- 1980s 247
1980s
247 births
- 1990s
1990s
544 births
- 2000s
2000s
860 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,349 births
- 2020s
2020s
872 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,349 births (34% of all-time use).
How Ismail compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ismail's total volume
Ismail by state
Where Ismail concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 591 | 14.7% |
| #2 | California | | 388 | 9.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 226 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 193 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 171 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 165 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 139 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 123 | 3.1% |
591 of 4,022 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Ismail appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ismail's data
- Ismail's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,349 total births) through the 2020s (872) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ismails (591 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ismail: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~63 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, 1962–2025 (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 Ismail 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.