Ismail
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning god will hear; a form of Ishmael.
Babies a year
200
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#243
200 babies · up from #286
Ismail by the numbers
In 2025, 200 babies in England and Wales were named Ismail. In the US, 148 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 171 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ismail. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- IsmaelGod hears; form of Ishmael809 in the US (2017)
- Israelone who wrestles with God1,629 in the US (2017)
- IshmaelGod hears155 in the US (2017)
- Ismaeelgod hears; a form of Ishmael79 in England and Wales (2025)
- Isaiagod is salvation; form of isaiah17 in England and Wales (2025)
- IsaihGod is salvation; a form of Isaiah15 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Ismail, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Ismail
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