Is Ismael a boy or girl name?
Ismael is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,532 boys were named Ismael, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 42,973 US babies named Ismael were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #234
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ismael since 1903
- 42,973
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,532 babies
Boys and girls named Ismael, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 114 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 379 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 568 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 816 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 1,684 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 2,209 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 3,252 | 11 | 0.3% |
| 1980s | 4,256 | 19 | 0.4% |
| 1990s | 6,726 | 27 | 0.4% |
| 2000s | 8,916 | 16 | 0.2% |
| 2010s | 8,111 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 5,864 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,532 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,425 | #244 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,076 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 926 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 905 | #350 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 875 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 918 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 814 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 792 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 772 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 807 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 744 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 776 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 789 | #376 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 824 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 863 | #357 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 935 | #348 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 978 | #326 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 988 | #324 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 898 | #335 | 5 | #17,476 |
| 2004 | 905 | #332 | 6 | #14,852 |
| 2003 | 871 | #332 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 809 | #338 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 866 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 803 | #341 | 5 | #15,975 |
| 1999 | 785 | #338 | 6 | #13,294 |
| 1998 | 744 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 658 | #371 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 772 | #335 | 7 | #11,008 |
| 1995 | 716 | #342 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 642 | #371 | 8 | #9,904 |
| 1993 | 637 | #372 | 6 | #12,364 |
| 1992 | 600 | #382 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 615 | #373 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 557 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 456 | #443 | 6 | #11,353 |
| 1988 | 475 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 434 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 445 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 415 | #420 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 380 | #427 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 424 | #393 | 7 | #8,350 |
| 1982 | 435 | #389 | 6 | #9,643 |
| 1981 | 406 | #405 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 386 | #421 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 419 | #391 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 338 | #433 | 6 | #8,937 |
| 1977 | 326 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 349 | #413 | 5 | #9,835 |
| 1975 | 306 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 365 | #410 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 279 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 280 | #470 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 289 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 301 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 247 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 255 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 220 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 233 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 200 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 219 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 213 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 233 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 180 | #589 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 209 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 195 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 191 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 196 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 202 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 160 | #581 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 161 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 165 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 145 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 138 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 131 | #598 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 129 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 116 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 104 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 96 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 79 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 79 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 49 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 65 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 59 | #828 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 40 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 54 | #832 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 58 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 49 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 39 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 52 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 40 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 68 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 57 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 76 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 75 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 58 | #872 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 51 | #958 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 43 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 43 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 41 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 28 | #1,435 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 37 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 27 | #1,453 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 28 | #1,432 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,615 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 20 | #1,726 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,327 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,670 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,631 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,614 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,646 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,407 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,466 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,208 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ismael reached #234 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #8,350 in 1983. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ismael
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.