How Many People Are Named Ismael?
people named Ismael are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 8,350 people in the US has this name
Based on 44,289 babies named Ismael in Social Security records from 1903 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,535 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish form of ISHMAEL. This is also the form used in the Greek Old Testament.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Ismael (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ismael alive today is about 25 years old, and 66% are under 30. Half of them were between 9 and 36 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ismael first appears in the records in 1903 and was given most often in 2024, to 1,535 babies. In 2025, 1,307 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1903 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ismael has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #234, in 2024. In 2025 it ranked #263.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #263 |
| Best rank | #234 (2024) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #331 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ismael alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ismael were born in California than in any other state: about 12,065 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ismael was given 2.7 times as often in Texas, 2.6 times in New Mexico and 2.4 times in California.
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