Islam
How to say it: is-LAM · /isˈlam/
From Arabic 'islam' meaning 'submission to God' - also the name of the religion.
Islam was the 3,341st most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 25 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 58% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,093 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #3,341 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 25 |
| Share of births | 1 in 132,613 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +58% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,093 |
| In France, 2025 | #889 among boys’ names, 30 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Islam is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Islam is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Turkish.
In France: #889 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Islam
- Islam Karimov (1938–2016)1st President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
- Islam Slimani (born 1988)Algerian association football player
- Islam Makhachev (born 1991)Russian mixed martial arts fighter
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