boy's name
Ysmael
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 367
Ysmael is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1930, when 11 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
Ysmael over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 |
| 1920s | 41 |
| 1930s | 34 |
| 1940s | 26 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2000s | 16 |
| 2010s | 24 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 28 |
How popular is Ysmael?
In 2025, Ysmael was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Ysmael is used
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.
How Ysmael is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ysmaël | Ysmaël is a rare spelling of Ysmael, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 100 times, mostly in France. | 100 |
Names that peaked alongside Ysmael
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ysmael also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ysmael over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ysmael
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ysmael — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ysmael
How popular is the name Ysmael?
In 2025, Ysmael was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ysmael a girl's or a boy's name?
Ysmael is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Ysmael most popular?
Ysmael peaked in 1930, when 11 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Ysmael a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ysmael currently ranks #2,585 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.