Ishmael Name Popularity

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How popular is Ishmael?

Ranking 1,312th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Ishmael is uncommon.

Although not currently within the top 1000, Ishmael has seen higher popularity rankings.

Position 789, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1912.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2017 with 157 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Ishmael was less than 5, most recently in 1909.

Approximately during the years 1913-1916, 1944-1949, 1967-1974, 1987-1992, and 1993-1996, the name Ishmael took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1921-1924, and 1926-1929 were years of successive downward movement.

Currently, the name is at a very high point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Ishmael be?

The popularity trend for Ishmael has remained mostly unchanged for a while. however, the number of children named Ishmael lately has risen.

The name Ishmael is still rare but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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		Ishmael (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		138	1,312
2017		157	1,183
2016		132	1,344
2015		148	1,231
2014		139	1,278
2013		121	1,389
2012		127	1,341
2011		133	1,288
2010		111	1,474
2009		117	1,437
2008		100	1,586
2007		116	1,404
2006		113	1,404
2005		124	1,263
2004		124	1,225
2003		106	1,311
2002		118	1,187
2001		142	1,037
2000		144	1,016
1999		134	1,035
1998		146	953
1997		152	904
1996		141	928
1995		126	989
1994		122	1,006
1993		117	1,019
1992		112	1,034
1991		97	1,113
1990		86	1,177
1989		58	1,439
1988		37	1,830
1987		44	1,594
1986		50	1,406
1985		59	1,249
1984		59	1,193
1983		60	1,171
1982		56	1,247
1981		60	1,191
1980		55	1,246
1979		57	1,216
1978		43	1,418
1977		47	1,324
1976		33	1,629
1975		42	1,351
1974		47	1,223
1973		34	1,480
1972		22	1,941
1971		29	1,648
1970		18	2,165
1969		19	1,935
1968		19	1,862
1967		14	2,195
1966		13	2,274
1965		12	2,410
1964		19	1,868
1963		14	2,248
1962		14	2,230
1961		22	1,759
1960		9	2,961
1959		17	2,007
1958		13	2,312
1957		15	2,138
1956		12	2,425
1955		15	2,081
1954		20	1,728
1953		14	2,147
1952		22	1,640
1951		14	2,094
1950		22	1,587
1949		20	1,686
1948		13	2,165
1947		13	2,202
1946		15	1,917
1945		12	2,053
1944		8	2,739
1943		17	1,799
1942		20	1,605
1941		10	2,405
1940		18	1,659
1939		17	1,672
1938		18	1,644
1937		22	1,471
1936		23	1,403
1935		22	1,469
1934		26	1,339
1933		24	1,381
1932		25	1,407
1931		20	1,609
1930		26	1,443
1929		20	1,701
1928		27	1,433
1927		29	1,389
1926		46	1,024
1925		28	1,406
1924		25	1,549
1923		35	1,226
1922		38	1,172
1921		36	1,211
1920		37	1,194
1919		31	1,285
1918		28	1,361
1917		43	999
1916		49	905
1915		38	1,044
1914		36	921
1913		23	1,064
1912		31	789
1911		8	1,334
1910		9	1,159
1909		< 5	--
1908		< 5	--
1907		5	1,444
1906		< 5	--
1905		< 5	--
1904		6	1,138
1903		< 5	--
1902		< 5	--
1901		6	997
1900		< 5	--
1899		< 5	--
1898		< 5	--
1897		< 5	--
1896		5	1,176
1895		< 5	--
1894		< 5	--
1893		7	870
1892		5	1,161
1891		< 5	--
1890		< 5	--
1889		< 5	--
1888		< 5	--
1887		< 5	--
1886		< 5	--
1885		< 5	--
1884		< 5	--
1883		< 5	--
1882		< 5	--
1881		< 5	--
1880		6	870

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.