People with the first name Ismael
51,341
About 1 in 6,456 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Ismael?
Ismael was the #881 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#881
More common than 98.4% of listed first names
Peak year
2024
1,535 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
1,307
#515 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 6,456
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
99.7% male0.3% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Ismael across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Ismael reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2024, with 1,535 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 1,307 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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