Ismay
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- IZ-may
- Origin
- English
Ismay is a girls' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Ismay mean?
English: English surname and rare given name
An English surname turned given name; Hastings Ismay was Churchill's wartime chief of staff and NATO's first Secretary General.
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Is Ismay a girl's or a boy's name?
Ismay is a girls' name.
How popular is Ismay in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 11 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ismay in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Ismay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,454 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 7 | #2,201 |
Names like Ismay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saba Ilham Irha Zaya Aysha Hibah Izzah Alice Zairah Fatma Shanzay Zaha
Names related to Ismay
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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, “Ismay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ismay, updated 20 October 2026.