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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 NamePopul. 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.