Ismael Boy
How popular is Ismael?
#263 boy name in 2025
1,307 baby boys were named Ismael in the US in 2025, making it the 263rd most popular boy name.
Ismael popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #263 for boys (▼ 29 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,307 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+69% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #401 in 2015, #350 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (1,535 boys) |
| Highest rank | #234 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1903 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.9% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ismael counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ismael family of names ranked #266 for boys in 2025 (#244 the year before), with 1,334 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ismael | 1,307 | 98% |
| Izmael | 27 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ismael is most popular
Babies named Ismael per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Mexico: 2.2 per 1,000 (74 boys)
- Arizona: 2.2 per 1,000 (364 boys)
- California: 1.8 per 1,000 (1,629 boys)
- Texas: 1.5 per 1,000 (1,312 boys)
- Nevada: 1.3 per 1,000 (72 boys)
Ismael by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,129 |
| 1910s | 114 | #1,364 |
| 1920s | 379 | #869 |
| 1930s | 569 | #688 |
| 1940s | 817 | #600 |
| 1950s | 1,684 | #524 |
| 1960s | 2,208 | #475 |
| 1970s | 3,252 | #391 |
| 1980s | 4,256 | #389 |
| 1990s | 6,726 | #335 |
| 2000s | 8,916 | #324 |
| 2010s | 8,114 | #359 |
| 2020s | 7,176 | #234 |
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Questions
- Is Ismael a boy or girl name?
- Ismael is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ismael were boys.
- How popular is the name Ismael?
- 1,307 baby boys were named Ismael in the US in 2025, making it the 263rd most popular boy name.
- When was Ismael most popular?
- Ismael peaked in 2024, when 1,535 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #234 in 2024.
- How many people are named Ismael?
- 44,289 babies have been named Ismael in the US since 1880. We estimate about 41,093 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Ismael most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ismael was most common in New Mexico, at 2.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.