Ishmael Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Ishmael: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 6,794 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

Total recorded births

6,794

Peak year

2017 #1184

Years on the list

123

10-year trend

-15.9%

In the 2010s · Most used in FL in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

Year	Births	Rank
2011	133	#1289
2012	127	#1341
2013	121	#1392
2014	141	#1267
2015	150	#1225
2016	132	#1352
2017	158	#1184
2018	139	#1311
2019	143	#1299
2020	144	#1272
2021	143	#1313
2022	97	#1734
2023	120	#1493
2024	121	#1488
2025	121	#1469

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 2017

Names from the same era

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