Isma'Il
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- is-ma-EEL
- Origin
- Hebrew
Isma'Il is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God hears”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Isma'Il mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Ismail; Arabic form of Ishmael
“God hears”
Ismail, son of Ibrahim, is honoured in Islam as a prophet and an ancestor of the Arabs.
Meaning borrowed from Ismail. More on Wiktionary.
Is Isma'Il a girl's or a boy's name?
Isma'Il is a boys' name.
How popular is Isma'Il in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Isma'Il in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
Isma'Il in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,237 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
Names like Isma'Il
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibrahim, Abdullah, Muhammad, Ahmed, Uzair, Musa, Mustafa, Isaaq, Abdulrahman, Ishaq, Musab, Imaad
Names related to Isma'Il
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Isma'Il: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/isma'il, updated 20 October 2026.