US rank #11613 Boys' name Peak 2011 61 births

Ismaila — #11613 US boys' name

61 babies named Ismaila in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s172010s322020s12
#11613
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 18% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Ismaila was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

8 babies were named Ismaila in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ismaila

The Social Security Administration has registered 61 babies named Ismaila between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ismaila currently holds the #11613 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ismaila performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Ismaila shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ismaila in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ismaila 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 61 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.

Ismaila at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

61

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2011

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,613

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ismaila popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Ismaila by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
32 births that decade — 52% of Ismaila's all-time total
2000s172010s322020s12

Ismaila by state

Where Ismaila concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ismaila
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 9.8%
New York share of Ismaila's total US births 9.8%

6 of 61 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ismaila?
61 babies have been named Ismaila since 2003. It currently ranks #11613 among boys. The peak year was 2011 with 8 births.
When was Ismaila most popular?
Ismaila was most popular in the 2010s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Ismaila most popular?
The top states for the name Ismaila are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Ismaila been used?
Ismaila has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ismaila?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ismael, Ismail, Ismaeel, Ismar, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 2003–2024 (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.