Ismael
Ismael is ranked 234th among boys in 2024 (1,532 births). Its best rank was 234th, in 2024.
- Rank in 2024
- #234up 10 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 1,5320.09% of boys
- Peak year
- 20241,532 births
- Best rank
- #234in 2024
- Since 1903
- 42,900people given the name
The story in the numbers
42,900 boys have been named Ismael in the United States since 1903, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,532 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2001, and the 2000s alone account for 21%. It has spent 94 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Ismael | |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | |
| 1910s | 114 | |
| 1920s | 379 | |
| 1930s | 568 | |
| 1940s | 816 | |
| 1950s | 1,684 | |
| 1960s | 2,209 | |
| 1970s | 3,252 | |
| 1980s | 4,256 | |
| 1990s | 6,726 | |
| 2000s | 8,916 | |
| 2010s | 8,111 | |
| 2020s | 5,864 |
In 2024, its biggest year
Ismael was the 234th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Ismael
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Eleazarpeak 2023
- Dariopeak 2024
- Eliazarpeak 2007
- Hassanpeak 2024
- Dorianpeak 2008
- Eliezerpeak 2014
- Danypeak 2008
- Hillelpeak 2019
Other spellings in the data
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.