Girl’s name · Arabic

Islah

How to say it: is-LAH · /ɪsˈlɑ/

Arabic 'islah' meaning 'reform, improvement, reconciliation' - also a virtue concept in Islam.

Islah was the 29th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 55 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.6-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #13 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#29for girls in 2025
1 in 513US babies
55born in 2025
#13projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
1 in 22chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Islah
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#29
Babies born in 202555
Share of births1 in 513
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.6
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#13
In France, 2025#1,359 among girls’ names, 0 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Islah is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 35 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Honouring a Islah in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Islah is about 1 in 22.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English.

In France: #1,359 for girls in 2025.

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