How popular is the name Ismael?

Ismael ranks 499th among boys' names in US records, with 47,215 births since 1903. Over the past decade it accounts for 11,495.

Is Ismael a unisex name?

No. Ismael is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2024, when 1,695 children were given the name. It has been in use for 122 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Ismail. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Boy name#499 of boy names

Pronounced IH1 S M EY0 L (ARPABET)

Ismael is a boys' name, and first appears in 1903. It has been given to 47,215 children — the 499th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2024, when 1,695 children were given it.

Ismail is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

2024Boys: 1,695Girls: 0

These spellings sound identical to Ismael and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Ismael?: Ismael ranks 499th among boys' names in US records, with 47,215 births since 1903. Over the past decade it accounts for 11,495.
Is Ismael a unisex name?: No. Ismael is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Ismael most popular?: 2024, when 1,695 children were given the name. It has been in use for 122 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Ismael spelled?: Ismail. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.