boy's name

Ismet

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 265

Ismet is a boy's name. In 2006 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 1986, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1972.

Ismet over time

Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Ismet by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 20
1980s 35
1990s 45
2000s 50
2010s 70
2020s (to 2025) 20

How popular is Ismet?

In 2025, Ismet was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Ismet is used

England & Wales #5,209 3 in 2015
France #5,339 5 in 2025
United States #12,272 5 in 2006

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.

Names that peaked alongside Ismet

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

Parents who like Ismet also like

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

Sibling names for Ismet

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

Common questions about Ismet

How popular is the name Ismet?

In 2025, Ismet was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

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

Ismet is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Ismet most popular?

Ismet peaked in 1986, when 10 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Ismet a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ismet currently ranks #5,339 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.