How Many People Are Named Ismail?
An estimated 3,757 people in the United States have the first name Ismail. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Ismail peaked in popularity in 2016 with 171 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ismail 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 Ismail paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,757
About 1 in 91,231 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2016
171 births
Total Registered
3,818
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ismail
Ismail is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,818 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ismail as a male name
Ranked #1,228 in 2024
163 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (171 births)
Ismail: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ismail span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,349 babies were registered. While Ismail is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ismail by Decade
How has Ismail 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.
Ismail by State
Birth registrations for Ismail span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Missouri, Arizona. On average, about 126 Ismails were registered per state.
Ismail + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ismail as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ismail: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ismail?
We estimate approximately 3,757 people named Ismail 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 91,231 Americans share this first name.
Is Ismail a common name?
Ismail is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,818 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ismail most popular?
Ismail reached peak popularity in 2016, when 171 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ismail is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ismail a male name?
Ismail is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ismail Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ismail Smith, Ismail Johnson, Ismail 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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