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What does Ismail mean?
Ismail 
as a boys' name is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Ismail is "God listens". Variant of Ishmael, who built the temple of Kaaba at Mecca. Film director Ismail Merchant; football players Raghib Ismail, Qadry Ismail.
ENDS WITH -il
ASSOCIATED WITH arabic
Variations
VARIANTS Ishmael, Ismaal, Ismael▲, Ismal, Ismayl, Izmail, Ysmal, Ysmail
OTHER FORM VIA ISHMAEL Ysmael
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Ismail Jad (I.J.), ..
How popular is Ismail?
Ismail is a rare first name for men but a very popular surname for all people (#8090 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Ismail entered the list in 1990 and reached its top rank of #1131 in the U.S. in 2016, and is presently at #1194. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Ismail (#1194 FROM RECENT DATA) ranked in the Top 2000 are Ishmael (#1312) and Ismael (#358). These relations of Ismail were at the peak of their popularity in 2018 (AVERAGE #954). Ismael is the most trendy boy name in this list.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Aimil, Amil, Aymil, Bail, Emil▼, Eskil, Gail▼, Hamil, Iain, Imad, Iman, Imani, Imri, Imrie, Inman, Iomhair, Isa, Isaac▲, Isaak, Isac, Isaia, Isaiah▲, Isais, Isak, Isam, Ishaan▲, Isham, Isia, Isiah▼, Ismat, Ismay, Isme, Israel▲, Issac, Itai, Ittai, Ivair, Jamil, Kail, Kamil, Mihail, Sail, Trail and Vail. These names tend to be more commonly used than Ismail.
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