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Ishmael
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A boy's name of Hebrew origin that is found in the Old Testament. Ishmael was most popular in 1997 and is currently not among the top 1000 U.S. boys' names. Meaning: Hebrew: God will hear. Literature: the narrator of Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick.
U.S. popularity statistics:
| Peak year: | 1997 |
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| Rank in 2008: | Unranked |
| 3-year trend: |  0% |
Frequency per 1 million babies:
