Ishmael

Hebrew

"God will hear"

Ishmael Origin and Meaning

Variation of Ishmael

Ishmael Rank in US Top 1000

# 952 in the US

Ishmael Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1762 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Ishmael

• 1762 Nameberry 2025
• 498 Unique 2024
• 964 Future 2028

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Famous People Named Ishmael

• Ishmael son of Abraham; half brother of Isaac
• Ishmael son of Azel, descendant of King Saul's son, Jonathan ( 1 Chr. 8:38)
• Ishmael father of Zebadiah the ruler of the house of Judah (2 Chr. 19:11)
• Ishmael son of Nethaniah, son of Elishama, Judean royalty and captain (2 Kings 25:23, 25)
• Ishmael captain of hundreds, son of Jehohanan (2 Chr. 23:1)
• Ishmael who took a foreign wife; of the sons of Pashur (Ezra 10:22)
• Ishmael Scott Reed American poet and novelist
• Ishmael Anthony Miller British footballer
• Ishmael Houston Jones, American dancer and choreographer
• Ishmael Bernal Filipino film director
• Ishmael Beah Sierra Leonean former child soldier and human rights activist

The name Ishmael in Pop Culture

• Ishmael narrator of Herman Melville's "Moby Dick"
• Ishmael character in film "Kingpin"
• Ishmael book by Daniel Quinn about a telepathic gorilla named Ishmael
• Ishmael character in A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

International Variations of the name Ishmael

• Melito Spanish
• Ysmael Spanish
• Isamel Spanish
• Ichmaël French
• Ismaël French
• Esmael Spanish
• Ismeal Arabic
• Ismâïl French
• Ismael Spanish
• Ishmael Spanish
• Ismeil Arabic
• Ismail Arabic