Ishmail is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named Ishmail across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ishmail has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 208 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 70 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ishmail per year, United States (1971 to 2012). United States peaked in 1995 (13/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2003 (6/yr).
Ishmail is a rare baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1995, when it ranked #11,093 nationally (given to 13 babies that year).
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