Recorded 1993–2022 Unisex name Peak 2008 99 births

Ismar — boys' name

99 babies named Ismar in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s582010s172020s6
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Ismar was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ismar in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ismar

The Social Security Administration has registered 99 babies named Ismar between 1993 and 2022, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ismar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Ismar is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 11 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ismar performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ismar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ismar 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 99 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.

Ismar at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

99

Since 1993

30 years of records

Peak year

2008

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1993

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2022

Ismar popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1993

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2008)
10
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4681012 20222013200920072004200219991993 5

Ismar popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 1990 (Ismar as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
11 1990 11

Ismar by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
58 births that decade — 59% of Ismar's all-time total
1990s182000s582010s172020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ismar?
99 babies have been named Ismar since 1993. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2008 with 10 births.
When was Ismar most popular?
Ismar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Is Ismar a unisex name?
Yes, Ismar is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 99 births, and as a girl's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Ismar been used?
Ismar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 30 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ismar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ismael, Ismail, Ismaeel, Ismeal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1993–2022 (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.