Ismail
Ismail is a male given name: 98% of people named Ismail are men, and it is recorded as male in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
Ismail · İsmail
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 98% male / 2% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Turkey, Albania, Arabic and Persian countries
- Also spelled
- İsmail
- US births since 1880
- 2,876 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Ismail
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ismail," in English, "Guten Tag Ismail," in German. Ismail is a male given name: about 98% of people named Ismail are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Ismail,
German
Guten Tag Ismail,
French
Bonjour Ismail,
Spanish
Estimado/a Ismail:
Chinese
Ismail您好：
Japanese
Ismail様
English
Hi Ismail,
German
Hi Ismail,
French
Salut Ismail,
Spanish
Hola Ismail,
Chinese
Ismail你好：
Japanese
Ismailさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | common | man's name | 98% |
| Albania | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Arabic and Persian countries | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| United States | uncommon | man's name | 100% |
| Kosovo | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| North Macedonia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Azerbaijan | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
2,876 male · 0 female · 2,876 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Ismail a male or female name?
Ismail is a male given name: 98% of people named Ismail are men, and it is recorded as male in 8 of the 8 countries covered.
How do I address Ismail in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Ismail," in English, "Guten Tag Ismail," in German. Ismail is a male given name: about 98% of people named Ismail are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Ismail a unisex name?
Ismail is not a unisex name: 98% of people named Ismail are men. Ismail leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Ismail a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ismail (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ismail,
title = {Is Ismail a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ismail},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}