Is Ismail a boy or girl name?
Ismail is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 163 boys were named Ismail, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,818 US babies named Ismail were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,228
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ismail since 1962
- 3,818
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 171 babies
Boys and girls named Ismail, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 138 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 247 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 544 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 860 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,349 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 668 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 163 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 132 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 122 | #1,484 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 121 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 130 | #1,361 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 114 | #1,500 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 158 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 148 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 171 | #1,131 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 158 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 136 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 135 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 116 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 119 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 94 | #1,661 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 104 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 85 | #1,767 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 101 | #1,557 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 103 | #1,481 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 69 | #1,861 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 80 | #1,620 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 85 | #1,520 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 85 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 80 | #1,517 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 68 | #1,690 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 65 | #1,645 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 69 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 64 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 53 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 52 | #1,717 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 51 | #1,740 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 57 | #1,581 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 35 | #2,191 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 56 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 42 | #1,854 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,174 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,216 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 24 | #2,359 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,827 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,880 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,473 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 25 | #2,138 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,292 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,883 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 29 | #1,883 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 24 | #2,033 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,399 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,647 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,815 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,352 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,852 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,460 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,238 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,015 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,428 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,310 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ismail reached #1,131 in 2016. 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 Ismail
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.