Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- a prophets name; meaning unknown
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ismail
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #1064, 204 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 204 |
| 2024 | 163 |
| 2023 | 132 |
| 2022 | 122 |
| 2021 | 121 |
| 2020 | 130 |
| 2019 | 114 |
| 2018 | 158 |
| 2017 | 148 |
| 2016 | 171 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #251, 213 births); most recent 2025 (rank #243, 200 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 200 |
| 2024 | 157 |
| 2023 | 155 |
| 2022 | 179 |
| 2021 | 153 |
| 2020 | 161 |
| 2019 | 191 |
| 2018 | 200 |
| 2017 | 192 |
| 2016 | 188 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #110, 622 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 622 |
| 2022 | 535 |
| 2021 | 465 |
| 2020 | 453 |
| 2019 | 495 |
| 2018 | 492 |
| 2017 | 526 |
| 2016 | 454 |
| 2015 | 487 |
| 2014 | 463 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #454, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #552, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #316, 11 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence