Izmael
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- iz-mah-EL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #3,948 for boys
Izmael is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God hears”. In 2025 it ranked 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Izmael mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Ismael (Ishmael)
“God hears”
Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar, is honoured in Islam as a prophet and ancestor of the Arabs.
Is Izmael a girl's or a boy's name?
Izmael is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Izmael in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,948among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Izmael, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,017th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 29 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Izmael in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Izmael in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 29 | #3,791 |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,799 |
| 2022 | 20 | #4,846 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 25 | #4,017 |
| 2019 | 15 | #5,808 |
| 2018 | 18 | #5,102 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 12 | #6,721 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,495 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 13 | #6,259 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
Names like Izmael
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Azael Aziel Izael Jaziel Azriel Haziel Asaiah Ibrahim Thiago Eliam Izan Eliel
Names related to Izmael
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from 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, “Izmael: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/izmael, updated 20 October 2026.