Balal
Boy · bah-LAHL · Arabic
Balal is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “water, moisture”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Balal mean?
Arabic: variant of Bilal
“water, moisture”
Variant of Bilal, the name of Bilal ibn Rabah, the first muezzin, who gave the call to prayer in the Prophet's time.
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- bah-LAHL
Is Balal a girl's or a boy's name?
Balal is a boys' name.
How popular is Balal in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 12 boys.
Balal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,174 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
Names like Balal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Faisal Bilal Qasim Usman Azeem Jamal Hassan Asad Saif Aamir Habib Haseeb
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