Ismael is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Ismael is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #263 for boy births in the United States (and #515 across all names), given to 1,307 babies — 1,315 including U.S. territories. Ismael first appears in 1903 and peaked in 2024 (1,535 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,307 | 1,315 | — | #263 |
| 2024 | 1,535 | 1,535 | — | #234 |
| 2023 | 1,425 | 1,425 | — | #244 |
| 2022 | 1,076 | 1,081 | — | #312 |
| 2021 | 928 | 928 | — | #350 |
| 2020 | 905 | 911 | — | #350 |
| 2019 | 875 | 884 | — | #365 |
| 2018 | 919 | 925 | — | #359 |
| 2017 | 814 | 814 | — | #392 |
| 2016 | 792 | 803 | — | #404 |
| 2015 | 772 | 778 | — | #401 |
| 2014 | 807 | 812 | — | #386 |
| 2013 | 746 | 754 | — | #401 |
| 2012 | 776 | 796 | — | #383 |
| 2011 | 789 | 801 | — | #376 |
| 2010 | 824 | 837 | — | #362 |
| 2009 | 863 | 880 | — | #357 |
| 2008 | 935 | 955 | — | #348 |
| 2007 | 978 | 1,000 | — | #327 |
| 2006 | 988 | 1,013 | — | #324 |
| 2005 | 903 | 927 | #17,478 | #335 |
| 2004 | 911 | 938 | #14,853 | #332 |
| 2003 | 871 | 896 | — | #332 |
| 2002 | 809 | 838 | — | #338 |
| 2001 | 866 | 898 | — | #325 |
| 2000 | 808 | 850 | #15,975 | #341 |
| 1999 | 791 | 830 | #13,294 | #338 |
| 1998 | 744 | 765 | — | #351 |
| 1997 | 658 | — | — | #371 |
| 1996 | 779 | — | #11,008 | #335 |
| 1995 | 716 | — | — | #342 |
| 1994 | 650 | — | #9,904 | #371 |
| 1993 | 643 | — | #12,364 | #372 |
| 1992 | 600 | — | — | #382 |
| 1991 | 615 | — | — | #373 |
| 1990 | 557 | — | — | #414 |
| 1989 | 462 | — | #11,356 | #443 |
| 1988 | 475 | — | — | #414 |
| 1987 | 434 | — | — | #420 |
| 1986 | 445 | — | — | #405 |
| 1985 | 415 | — | — | #420 |
| 1984 | 380 | — | — | #427 |
| 1983 | 431 | — | #8,350 | #393 |
| 1982 | 441 | — | #9,643 | #389 |
| 1981 | 406 | — | — | #405 |
| 1980 | 386 | — | — | #421 |
| 1979 | 419 | — | — | #391 |
| 1978 | 344 | — | #8,937 | #433 |
| 1977 | 326 | — | — | #439 |
| 1976 | 354 | — | #9,836 | #413 |
| 1975 | 306 | — | — | #461 |
| 1974 | 365 | — | — | #410 |
| 1973 | 279 | — | — | #470 |
| 1972 | 280 | — | — | #470 |
| 1971 | 289 | — | — | #477 |
| 1970 | 301 | — | — | #468 |
| 1969 | 247 | — | — | #490 |
| 1968 | 255 | — | — | #476 |
| 1967 | 220 | — | — | #506 |
| 1966 | 233 | — | — | #497 |
| 1965 | 200 | — | — | #540 |
| 1964 | 218 | — | — | #532 |
| 1963 | 213 | — | — | #542 |
| 1962 | 233 | — | — | #519 |
| 1961 | 181 | — | — | #589 |
| 1960 | 208 | — | — | #545 |
| 1959 | 195 | — | — | #555 |
| 1958 | 191 | — | — | #560 |
| 1957 | 196 | — | — | #553 |
| 1956 | 202 | — | — | #526 |
| 1955 | 160 | — | — | #581 |
| 1954 | 161 | — | — | #585 |
| 1953 | 165 | — | — | #550 |
| 1952 | 145 | — | — | #578 |
| 1951 | 138 | — | — | #593 |
| 1950 | 131 | — | — | #598 |
| 1949 | 129 | — | — | #601 |
| 1948 | 116 | — | — | #631 |
| 1947 | 104 | — | — | #680 |
| 1946 | 96 | — | — | #661 |
| 1945 | 79 | — | — | #681 |
| 1944 | 79 | — | — | #698 |
| 1943 | 50 | — | — | #947 |
| 1942 | 65 | — | — | #800 |
| 1941 | 59 | — | — | #828 |
| 1940 | 40 | — | — | #1,025 |
| 1939 | 55 | — | — | #824 |
| 1938 | 58 | — | — | #814 |
| 1937 | 49 | — | — | #887 |
| 1936 | 39 | — | — | #1,022 |
| 1935 | 52 | — | — | #877 |
| 1934 | 40 | — | — | #1,032 |
| 1933 | 68 | — | — | #741 |
| 1932 | 57 | — | — | #846 |
| 1931 | 76 | — | — | #693 |
| 1930 | 75 | — | — | #732 |
| 1929 | 58 | — | — | #872 |
| 1928 | 51 | — | — | #958 |
| 1927 | 43 | — | — | #1,090 |
| 1926 | 43 | — | — | #1,076 |
| 1925 | 41 | — | — | #1,098 |
| 1924 | 28 | — | — | #1,435 |
| 1923 | 37 | — | — | #1,186 |
| 1922 | 27 | — | — | #1,453 |
| 1921 | 28 | — | — | #1,432 |
| 1920 | 23 | — | — | #1,615 |
| 1919 | 20 | — | — | #1,726 |
| 1918 | 13 | — | — | #2,327 |
| 1917 | 20 | — | — | #1,670 |
| 1916 | 10 | — | — | #2,631 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | — | #3,614 |
| 1914 | 15 | — | — | #1,646 |
| 1913 | 15 | — | — | #1,407 |
| 1912 | 8 | — | — | #1,961 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | — | #1,466 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | — | #1,208 |