Ismahan
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- is-ma-HAN
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,990 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #11,928 for girls
Ismahan is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 11,928th for girls in the US (7 babies).
Where does Ismahan come from?
Somali name, perhaps related to Asmahan
Is Ismahan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ismahan is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 7 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ismahan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,990among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 93,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Ismahan, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2005, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ismahan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.
Ismahan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,990 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
How popular is Ismahan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #11,928among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 230,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the US were named Ismahan, making it the 11,928th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2018, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Ismahan in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ismahan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #11,928 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 18 | #6,517 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
Names like Ismahan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Aaliyah Sumayyah Zainab Nusaybah Ruqayyah Hafsa Imaan Ayah Abeeha Safiya Halima
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ismahan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ismahan, updated 20 October 2026.