How Many People Are Named Ismahan?
An estimated 132 people in the United States have the first name Ismahan. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Ismahan peaked in popularity in 2018 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ismahan 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 Ismahan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
132
About 1 in 2,596,624 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2018
18 births
Total Registered
133
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ismahan
Ismahan is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 133 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ismahan as a female name
Ranked #12,756 in 2022
7 female births in 2022
Peak: 2018 (18 births)
Ismahan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ismahan span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 74 babies were registered. Ismahan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ismahan by Decade
How has Ismahan 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.
Ismahan by State
Ismahan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ismahan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ismahan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ismahan?
We estimate approximately 132 people named Ismahan 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 2,596,624 Americans share this first name.
Is Ismahan a common name?
Ismahan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 133 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ismahan most popular?
Ismahan reached peak popularity in 2018, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ismahan is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ismahan a female name?
Ismahan is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ismahan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ismahan Smith, Ismahan Johnson, Ismahan 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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