NameTides

Ismail

Ismail was the #1,064 boys' name in the US in 2025 (204 babies), and #243 in England & Wales and #515 in Canada.

Ismail as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ismail as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandCanadaIrelandUS
Ismail as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,064 (204)#243 (200)#316 (11)#577 (5)#515 (57)
2024#1,231 (163)#286 (157)#404 (8)#472 (7)#558 (49)
2023#1,397 (132)#290 (155)#400 (8)—#545 (50)
2022#1,479 (122)#266 (176)#522 (5)—#809 (31)
2021#1,479 (121)#316 (148)#533 (5)#755 (3)#753 (35)
2020#1,361 (130)#292 (157)#390 (8)—#585 (44)
2019#1,494 (114)#258 (191)#431 (7)—#633 (41)
2018#1,195 (158)#254 (200)#433 (7)—#732 (34)
2017#1,236 (148)#275 (189)#383 (9)#495 (6)#608 (43)
2016#1,130 (171)#275 (185)—#601 (4)#646 (41)
2015#1,174 (158)#258 (198)#470 (6)—#659 (39)
2014#1,300 (136)#253 (204)#680 (3)—#643 (41)
2013#1,285 (135)#265 (181)#520 (5)—#645 (39)
2012#1,428 (116)#251 (196)#669 (3)#616 (4)#608 (40)
2011#1,395 (119)#241 (198)—#623 (4)#557 (46)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,064.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1962.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,400 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 8,400uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ismail is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,800 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 6,600 to 1 in 9,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ismail by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #552MNIllinois: #805ILMichigan: #768MINew York: #491NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: #469NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #754CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #627VAMaryland: #571MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,070TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ismail (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#37835
Quebec2025#42710

Ismail (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
IsmailCanadaBoys#51557
IsmailEngland & WalesBoys#243200
Isma'IlEngland & WalesBoys—too few
IsmailIrelandBoys#5775
IsmailNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
IsmailScotlandBoys#31611
IsmailUSBoys#1,064204