unisex name

Ismaela

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 66

Ismaela is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 47% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 2006, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Ismaela over time

Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2007, not a full ten years. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2007, not a full ten years.

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Births named Ismaela by decade in France
Decade Births
1990s 5
2000s (to 2007) 30
2010s (to 2007) 15

How popular is Ismaela?

In 2007, Ismaela was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Ismaela is used

France as Ismaëla #5,330 10 in 2016
United States #16,676 5 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Ismaela is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Ismaëla Ismaëla is a rare spelling of Ismaela, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. 15

Names that peaked alongside Ismaela

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ismaela also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ismaela over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ismaela

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ismaela — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ismaela

How popular is the name Ismaela?

In 2007, Ismaela was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Ismaela a girl's or a boy's name?

Ismaela is used for both girls and boys. About 47% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Ismaela most popular?

Ismaela peaked in 2006, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.

Is Ismaela a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ismaela currently ranks #16,676 in France. It has largely dropped out of use. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.