Billal
Boy · bi-LAHL · Arabic
Billal is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “moisture, freshness”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Billal mean?
Arabic: spelling of Bilal
“moisture, freshness”
Bilal ibn Rabah, a freed slave and early companion of the Prophet, was Islam's first muezzin.
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Meaning borrowed from Bilal. More on Wiktionary.
Is Billal a girl's or a boy's name?
Billal is a boys' name.
How popular is Billal in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Billal in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Billal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,013 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 10 | #1,346 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
Names like Billal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bilal Hamza Faisal Ahmed Hassan Jamal Muhammad Fahad Khalid Umar Abdullah Raheem
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