Ismaeel
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning god hears; a form of Ishmael.
Babies a year
79
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#487
79 babies · down from #403
Ismaeel by the numbers
In 2025, 79 babies in England and Wales were named Ismaeel. In the US, 23 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 23 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ismaeel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- IsmaelGod hears; form of Ishmael809 in the US (2017)
- Isma'Eelgod will hear; form of ishmael3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Israelone who wrestles with God1,629 in the US (2017)
- Ismailgod will hear; a form of Ishmael200 in England and Wales (2025)
- IshmaelGod hears155 in the US (2017)
- Izmaelgod hears; a form of Ishmael9 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Ismaeel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Ismaeel
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