Masculine dossier · first seen 1962

Ismail

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Ismail
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

171

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1962Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

4.7%

2024

163

All-time

3,818

Ismail has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 171 boys were named Ismail.

In 2024, only 163 boys were given the name.

All told, about 3,818 Americans have been named Ismail and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1962.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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