Masculine dossier · first seen 1962

Ismail

Stable Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2025
Peak births
204
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen Alpha

Quick answers about Ismail

How many people are named Ismail?

An estimated 3,952 living Americans are named Ismail.

How rare is Ismail?

Ismail is uncommon among babies today, with 204 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.

How old is the typical Ismail?

The median age of a living American named Ismail is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 25 years old.

Is Ismail still popular?

Yes. Ismail is holding steady, with 204 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.

Where is Ismail most common?

Ismail has its strongest geographic signal in Minnesota, where it appears 4.6× more often than the national baseline.

1962Peak 20252025
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Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
204
All-time
4,022
Where it lives now

Ismail is most concentrated in New York — about 2.8× the national rate in the 2020s.

States where Ismail is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: 2.8× the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: near or below the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY