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Is Ishmael a Male or Female Name?

Ishmael is a male name

Gender Distribution

The gender distribution of people named Ishmael globally is 99.1% males and 0.9% females. The country with the highest male ratio is United States with 99.8% and the country with the highest female ratio is South Africa with 1.5%

Bar chart showing gender ratios of people named Ishmael in percentages: Globally: 99.1% males, 0.9% females, South Africa: 98.5% males, 1.5% females, United States: 99.8% males, 0.2% females, Ghana: 99.1% males, 0.9% females

Age Distribution

The largest group of people named Ishmael are 35-44 years old, making up 23.0% of people with the name. The smallest group are aged 65+.

Doughnut chart showing the proportion of people named Ishmael in each age group: 18-24: 15.3%, 25-34: 19.1%, 35-44: 23.0%, 45-54: 19.1%, 55-64: 12.2%, 65+: 11.2%

Popular Countries

The country with the largest proportion of people named Ishmael is Ghana with 0.082% of the population. Following is South Africa and United States.

Historic Popularity

The historic popularity of the name Ishmael measured by the global proportion of people with the given name.

Line chart showing global proportion of people named Ishmael year over year: 1956: 0.0004‰, 1957: 0.0002‰, 1958: 0.0005‰, 1959: 0.0003‰, 1960: 0.0008‰, 1961: 0.0002‰, 1962: 0.0002‰, 1963: 0.0005‰, 1964: 0.0006‰, 1965: 0.0003‰, 1966: 0.0005‰, 1967: 0.0003‰, 1968: 0.0003‰, 1969: 0.0003‰, 1970: 0.0008‰, 1971: 0.0004‰, 1972: 0.0005‰, 1973: 0.0003‰, 1974: 0.0005‰, 1975: 0.0005‰, 1976: 0.0006‰, 1977: 0.0008‰, 1978: 0.0007‰, 1979: 0.0008‰, 1980: 0.0007‰, 1981: 0.0008‰, 1982: 0.0009‰, 1983: 0.0005‰, 1984: 0.0006‰, 1985: 0.0008‰, 1986: 0.001‰, 1987: 0.0006‰, 1988: 0.0006‰, 1989: 0.0009‰, 1990: 0.0008‰, 1991: 0.0006‰, 1992: 0.0008‰, 1993: 0.0006‰, 1994: 0.0005‰, 1995: 0.0001‰, 1996: 0.0002‰, 1997: 0.0003‰, 1998: 0.001‰, 1999: 0.0007‰, 2000: 0.0005‰

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