Is Ishmael a boy or girl name?
Ishmael is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 119 boys were named Ishmael, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 6,671 US babies named Ishmael were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,498
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ishmael since 1880
- 6,671
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 158 babies
Boys and girls named Ishmael, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 296 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 321 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 223 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 146 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 164 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 155 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 372 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 538 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,233 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,205 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,355 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 623 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 119 | #1,498 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 120 | #1,491 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 97 | #1,733 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 143 | #1,311 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 144 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 143 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 139 | #1,311 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 158 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 132 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 150 | #1,225 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 141 | #1,267 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 121 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 127 | #1,341 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 133 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 111 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 117 | #1,437 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 100 | #1,587 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 116 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 114 | #1,394 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 124 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 124 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 106 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 118 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 142 | #1,037 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 144 | #1,017 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 134 | #1,036 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 146 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 152 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 141 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 126 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 122 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 117 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 112 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 97 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 86 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 58 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 37 | #1,829 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 44 | #1,594 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 50 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 59 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 59 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 60 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 56 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 60 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 55 | #1,247 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 57 | #1,213 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,417 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 47 | #1,325 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 33 | #1,628 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 42 | #1,351 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 47 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 33 | #1,487 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 23 | #1,890 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 29 | #1,649 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 18 | #2,166 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,936 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,864 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,194 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,277 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,412 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,869 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,251 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,229 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 22 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,962 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,007 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,312 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,136 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,427 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,145 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 22 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,587 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 20 | #1,685 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,164 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,201 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 15 | #1,918 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,054 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,739 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 17 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 20 | #1,605 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 10 | #2,407 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 18 | #1,659 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,671 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 18 | #1,644 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 22 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,469 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 26 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 24 | #1,382 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 25 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,609 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 26 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 20 | #1,702 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 27 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 29 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 46 | #1,024 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 28 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 25 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 35 | #1,226 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 38 | #1,172 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 36 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 37 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 31 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 28 | #1,361 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 43 | #999 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 49 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 38 | #1,044 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 36 | #921 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 23 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 31 | #789 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,334 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,138 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 6 | #997 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 7 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #870 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ishmael reached #789 in 1912. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ishmael
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.