Ismah

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ismah: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Ismah: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,305 in 2001, and it stood at #3,015 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
28times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1305highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#3126
1997	#3174
1998	#2701
1999	#3225
2001	#1305
2002	#1530
2003	#1996
2004	#4598
2005	#3382
2006	#3116
2007	#2233
2008	#1815
2009	#2148
2010	#2589
2011	#2025
2012	#1649
2013	#1956
2014	#1798
2015	#2496
2016	#2547
2017	#1995
2018	#2674
2019	#2286
2020	#1687
2021	#2499
2022	#2325
2023	#2346
2024	#3015

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 28 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1305 among girls in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Ismah by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Ismah in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	17	4 of 10	4
2000s	85	9 of 10	9
2010sbusiest	124	10 of 10	12
2020s	57	5 of 10	11

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 12 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Ismah appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1305 in England and Wales in 2001.

Ismah's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#3015	8	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#2346	11	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#2325	11	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#2499	10	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#1687	17	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#2286	11	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#2674	9	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#1995	14	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#2547	10	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#2496	10	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#1798	16	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#1956	14	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#1649	18	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#2025	13	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#2589	9	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#2148	11	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#1815	14	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#2233	10	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#3116	6	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#3382	5	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#4598	3	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#1996	9	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#1530	12	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#1305	15	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#3225	4	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#2701	5	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#3174	4	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#3126	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 28 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,305, first reached in 2001.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 18 births, registered in England and Wales in 2012.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
24 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#3,015position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
18births registered in its largest year, 2012Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Ismay · #2096, 25y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Cosima · #1305, 29y
Eliz · #1305, 29y
Ezme · #1305, 26y
Kavin · #1303, 26y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Cosima · #1305, 29y
Eliz · #1305, 29y
Ezme · #1305, 26y
Kavin · #1303, 26y

Ismah and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Ismah without appearing here.

Ismah moved ahead of

Hennie Compare
In 2013 they stood at #4598 and #4598 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #1798 and #5691.
Cheryl Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2286 and #2286 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #1687 and #5493.
George Compare
In 2007 they stood at #4598 and #2802 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2008 that had become #1815 and #5545.
Finley Compare
In 2018 they stood at #2674 and #2674 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #2286 and #5591.

Moved ahead of Ismah

Frida Compare
In 2003 they stood at #1996 and #2727 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2004 that had become #4598 and #1836.
Liv Compare
In 2003 they stood at #1996 and #2727 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2004 that had become #4598 and #1836.
Noah Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2346 and #3218 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #3015 and #1743.
Blake Compare
In 2014 they stood at #1798 and #2203 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #2496 and #1240.

Moved the opposite way to Ismah

Harper Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Ismah went from #1305 to #3015 while Harper went from #3262 to #22.
Vicki Compare
Between 1996 and 2012 in England and Wales · Girls, Ismah went from #3126 to #1649 while Vicki went from #848 to #5876.
Fiadh Compare
Between 2013 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Ismah went from #1956 to #3015 while Fiadh went from #5742 to #374.
Noah Compare
Between 2013 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Ismah went from #1956 to #3015 while Noah went from #5742 to #1743.

Moved the same way as Ismah

Dianne Compare
Between 2002 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Ismah went from #1530 to #3015 and Dianne from #4137 to #5891.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1305 in England and Wales in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Ismah

Ismah at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Ismah by decade in England and Wales · Girls

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Ismah at a glance

Ismah by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Ismah appears in

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Ismah and the names beside it

Ismah moved ahead of

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