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Ismail

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

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

Ismail: Recorded since 1949, it reached #218 in 2007, and it stood at #243 in 2025.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #219 to #375.200020052010201520202025#219#375
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#325
1997#375
1998#285
1999#297
2000#282
2001#233
2002#237
2003#252
2004#219
2005#227
2006#237
2007#242
2008#225
2009#233
2010#239
2011#241
2012#251
2013#265
2014#253
2015#258
2016#275
2017#275
2018#254
2019#258
2020#292
2021#316
2022#266
2023#290
2024#286
2025#243

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 · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 68 of the 77 years from 1949 to 2025.

In 2025: #243 among boys in England and Wales, #252 among boys in Norway, #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1949–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1949

    First recorded at #305 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1949–2025

    Highest recorded position: #218 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1949–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #243 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1949 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #218 in Norway in 2007.

Ismail'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#243200HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#286157HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#290155HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#266176HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#316148HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#292157HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#258191HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#254200HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#275189HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#275185HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#258198HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#253204HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#265181HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#251196HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#241198HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#239195HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#233195HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#225205HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#242172HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#237160HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#227156HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#219167HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#252125HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#237125HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#233127HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#28297HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#29792HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#28591HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#37561HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#32575HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#25216HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#26316HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#26216HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#30212HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#3429HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#27113HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#22721HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#24220HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#36410HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#25219HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#30714HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#31014HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#22523HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#22522HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#26418HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#25119HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#26918HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#32013HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#21823HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#3759HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#27814HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#26915HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#33011HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#27914HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#28114HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#29614HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#26816HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#27216HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#32812HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#30014HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#25418HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#4208HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#27219HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#34912HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#5326HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#37412HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#38711HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#37212HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#29716HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#36912HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#42010HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#25920HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#25221HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#31315HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#37611HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#32214HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#4658HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#4179HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#29315HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#4249HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#4299HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#40810HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#5046HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#4159HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#38910HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#4587HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#4706HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#4616HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#3938HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#36110HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#4486HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#4207HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#5064HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#32410HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#30310HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#4325HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#4624HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#3057HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#5775HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#4727HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandmale#7553HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandmale#4956HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#6014HighVerified
2012Republic of Irelandmale#6164HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandmale#6234HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandmale#5963HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandmale#5183HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#4048HighVerified

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

Where Ismail is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Ismail, between 1949 and 2025, in 68 of those 77 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 2007England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2004Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2005Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2012Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2024ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419492025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1949–202568#218 in 2007
England and Wales1996–202530#219 in 2004
Republic of Ireland2005–20259#472 in 2024
Scotland20241#404 in 2024

Its high point came 20 years earlier in England and Wales (2004) than in Republic of Ireland (2024).

No registrar recorded it for 8 years after 1949; it appears again in 1958.

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What is known about Ismail

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1949–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1949 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #218 in Norway in 2007. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.