How Many People Are Named Ishmeal?
An estimated 227 people in the United States have the first name Ishmeal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Ishmeal peaked in popularity in 1997 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ishmeal 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 Ishmeal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
227
About 1 in 1,509,931 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1997
14 births
Total Registered
301
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ishmeal
Ishmeal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 301 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ishmeal as a male name
Ranked #10,116 in 2017
7 male births in 2017
Peak: 1997 (14 births)
Ishmeal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ishmeal span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 91 babies were registered. Ishmeal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ishmeal by Decade
How has Ishmeal 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.
Ishmeal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ishmeal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ishmeal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ishmeal?
We estimate approximately 227 people named Ishmeal 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 1,509,931 Americans share this first name.
Is Ishmeal a common name?
Ishmeal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 301 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ishmeal most popular?
Ishmeal reached peak popularity in 1997, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ishmeal is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ishmeal a male name?
Ishmeal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ishmeal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ishmeal Smith, Ishmeal Johnson, Ishmeal 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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