Ishmael
2 countries#1466 in United States, 2025US
#1466
in United States, 2025
FR
14
total births, France
Total births recorded
6,808
Peak year (United States)
2017
Peak-year count
158
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Ishmael was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
6,794 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1466 · peaked in 2017 with 158 births
Most common in: California, New York, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
14 births recorded 1993–2021 · peaked in 1993 with 4 births
Most common in: Guadeloupe
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Ishmael’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1391 | — |
| 2007 | #1405 | ↓14 |
| 2008 | #1582 | ↓177 |
| 2009 | #1433 | ↑149 |
| 2010 | #1470 | ↓37 |
| 2011 | #1285 | ↑185 |
| 2012 | #1336 | ↓51 |
| 2013 | #1387 | ↓51 |
| 2014 | #1264 | ↑123 |
| 2015 | #1223 | ↑41 |
| 2016 | #1349 | ↓126 |
| 2017 | #1182 | ↑167 |
| 2018 | #1305 | ↓123 |
| 2019 | #1296 | ↑9 |
| 2020 | #1271 | ↑25 |
| 2021 | #1307 | ↓36 |
| 2022 | #1731 | ↓424 |
| 2023 | #1489 | ↑242 |
| 2024 | #1487 | ↑2 |
| 2025 | #1466 | ↑21 |
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