Ishmael · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 123 recorded years as a table

Ishmael, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	54
1892	41
1893	62
1896	42
1901	56
1904	47
1907	34
1910	46
1911	35
1912	72
1913	45
1914	55
1915	45
1916	55
1917	46
1918	28
1919	32
1920	35
1921	33
1922	35
1923	32
1924	22
1925	25
1926	41
1927	26
1928	24
1929	19
1930	24
1931	19
1932	24
1933	24
1934	25
1935	21
1936	22
1937	21
1938	16
1939	15
1940	16
1941	8
1942	14
1943	12
1944	6
1945	9
1946	9
1947	7
1948	7
1949	11
1950	12
1951	7
1952	11
1953	7
1954	10
1955	7
1956	6
1957	7
1958	6
1959	8
1960	4
1961	10
1962	7
1963	7
1964	10
1965	6
1966	7
1967	8
1968	11
1969	11
1970	10
1971	16
1972	14
1973	21
1974	30
1975	27
1976	21
1977	29
1978	26
1979	33
1980	31
1981	33
1982	31
1983	33
1984	33
1985	32
1986	27
1987	24
1988	19
1989	29
1990	42
1991	48
1992	56
1993	60
1994	63
1995	66
1996	74
1997	81
1998	76
1999	70
2000	73
2001	73
2002	61
2003	54
2004	62
2005	62
2006	55
2007	56
2008	49
2009	59
2010	58
2011	70
2012	67
2013	64
2014	73
2015	78
2016	70
2017	85
2018	77
2019	80
2020	83
2021	82
2022	56
2023	70
2024	70
2025	71

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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Florida 1.9×
New York 1.8×
Texas 1.1×
California 1.1×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 121
Rank in 2025: #1,466
How rare: 1 in 14,116 boys
Since 1880: 6,794

Most popular in 2017, at 85 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 9% per million boys born.

Top 4 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
Florida	1.9×	38
New York	1.8×	32
Texas	1.1×	42
California	1.1×	40

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.