How Many People Are Named Ishmel?
people named Ishmel are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,700,422 people in the US has this name
Based on 297 babies named Ishmel in Social Security records from 1916 to 2022, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
12 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Ishmel in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ishmel alive today is about 30 years old, and 59% are under 30. Half of them were between 20 and 33 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ishmel first appears in the records in 1916 and was given most often in 2000, to 12 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2022.
Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 2022
🏆 Rank History
Ishmel has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #2,475, in 1946.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,475 (1946) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,320 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ishmel alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ishmel were born in New York than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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