boy's name
Izmael
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 334
Izmael is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 29 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 122,805 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2001.
Izmael over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s 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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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 51 |
| 2010s | 131 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 152 |
How popular is Izmael?
In 2025, Izmael was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Izmael
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Izmael also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Izmael over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Izmael
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Izmael — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Izmael
How popular is the name Izmael?
In 2025, Izmael was given to 27 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Izmael a girl's or a boy's name?
Izmael is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Izmael most popular?
Izmael peaked in 2023, when 29 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Izmael a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Izmael currently ranks #3,964 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.