How Many People Are Named Ishamel?
An estimated 11 people in the United States have the first name Ishamel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Ishamel peaked in popularity in 1922 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ishamel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ishamel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ishamel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
11
About 1 in 31,159,485 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1922
6 births
Total Registered
22
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ishamel
Ishamel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 22 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ishamel as a male name
Ranked #8,202 in 1995
6 male births in 1995
Peak: 1922 (6 births)
Ishamel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ishamel span from the 1920s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 6 babies were registered. Ishamel remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ishamel by Decade
How has Ishamel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ishamel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ishamel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ishamel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ishamel?
We estimate approximately 11 people named Ishamel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 31,159,485 Americans share this first name.
Is Ishamel a common name?
Ishamel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 30.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ishamel most popular?
Ishamel reached peak popularity in 1922, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ishamel is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ishamel a male name?
Ishamel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ishamel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ishamel Smith, Ishamel Johnson, Ishamel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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