Baby name
STABLE
🇧🇷 🇲🇽 🇪🇸 Ismael
/ees · mah · EL/
Meaning
“God will hear”
Arabic and Hebrew name meaning 'God will hear'; the biblical Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar, and a revered figure in Islam as a prophet and ancestor of the Arab peoples.
Nicknames
isma
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Durable across Catholic and Muslim cultures - steady rather than fashionable.
The cultural moment.
Common throughout Latin America and Spain for decades; no sharp trend movement.