Ismay

Girl · recorded 1916–1927

  • 1927last recorded
  • 1920best year

Most popular in 1920.

Last recorded in 1927. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Ismay.

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 8 recorded years as a table
Ismay, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19165
19186
19207
19227
19244
19256
19264
19276

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ismay isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1927
7
Rank in 1927
#3,875
How rare
1 in 170,347 girls
Since 1916
52

Ismay was last recorded in 1927. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1920, at 7 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Ismay doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

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