Girls' name · since 1995
Ismenia
49 babies named Ismenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,234 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
49 girls have been named Ismenia since 1995, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Ismenia recorded 49 times among girls since 1995, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2000.
- #35,234 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 49 born since 1995
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ismenia ranks #35,234 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 49 born since 1995, peaking in the 1990s.
- #35,234 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 49
- born since 1995
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ismenia's 49 recorded births place it above 51.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Ismenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ismenia's full recorded timeline at 1997, 31% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 69% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ismenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2000
- Peak year (1995)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2000.
49 total births across 6 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1995 with 23 births in a single year.
Ismenia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (40 births, 82% of the file).
1990s was Ismenia's strongest decade.
40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 82% of all-time use.
Ismenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
40 births
- 2000s 9
2000s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 40 births (82% of all-time use).
Ismenia decade highlights
- Peak decade 40 births
- Runner-up 9 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Ismenia by state
Where Ismenia concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 14.3% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 12.2% |
7 of 49 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 14.3% of nationwide
- California 12.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 2 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 14.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Ismenia's data
- Ismenia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ismenias (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ismenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1995–2000 (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 Ismenia 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.
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