Unisex name · since 1993
Ismar
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 104 babies named Ismar, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,148 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,645 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 104
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ismar is the #12645 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 104 recorded since 1993.
Ismar has 104 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12645 as of the latest data, more common than 9% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #17,148 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,645 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 104 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ismar ranks #17,148 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,645 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 104 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,148 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,645 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 104
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ismar's 104 recorded births place it above 62.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ismar compares
104 27th percentile among 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
Ismar's all-time total is 72% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ismar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 104 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ismar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ismar's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ismar popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Ismar popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1990 (Ismar as girls' name)
Ismar by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (58 births, 56% of the file).
2000s was Ismar's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Ismar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 17
2010s
17 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 58 births (56% of all-time use).
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What to do with Ismar's data
- Ismar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (58 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Ismar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Ismar 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.