Belal
Boy · beh-LAAL · Arabic
Belal is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “moisture; refreshment”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Belal mean?
Arabic: spelling of Bilal
“moisture; refreshment”
Bilal ibn Rabah, a freed Abyssinian slave, was chosen by the Prophet Muhammad as Islam's first muezzin.
- Say it
- beh-LAAL
Is Belal a girl's or a boy's name?
Belal is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Belal in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Belal, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Belal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Belal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Belal in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Belal, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1977.
2025 had fewer boys named Belal than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Belal in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Belal in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,091 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,710 |
| 2007 | 18 | #4,994 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 19 | #3,704 |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,450 |
| 1996 | 24 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 15 | #4,088 |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,240 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,088 |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,689 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,726 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,549 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
Names like Belal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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