Ismaïl

Meaning and origin of Ismaïl

Popularity of Ismaïl in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Ismaïl has been rising (+8.3% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ismaïl every 4.4 schools, all spellings combined.

Ismaïl in English-speaking countries

Ismaïl ranks 271^st in England and Wales, against 134^th in France.

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  271^st boys’ name512 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,614+0.5% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  380^th boys’ name27 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,220

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  461^st boys’ name76 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,236+3.9% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  645^th boys’ name12 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,985

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,223^rd boys’ name499 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,304+5.2% a year

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Ismaïl, Ismail and Ismaîl are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Ismail560
• Ismaîl5
• Ismayl (in French)20
• Ismahil10
• Ismayil5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Ismaïl

• Ilyas
• Youssef
• Ilyes
• Youssouf
• Ibrahim
• Haroun
• Younes
• Elyas
• Moussa
• Zakaria
• Ishaq
• Ayoub

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin
• →French names of Arabic origin