Isaam
Boy · i-SAHM · Arabic
Isaam is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “safeguard, protection”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies).
What does Isaam mean?
Arabic: spelling of Isam
“safeguard, protection”
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- i-SAHM
Is Isaam a girl's or a boy's name?
Isaam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Isaam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Isaam, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Isaam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 23 boys in the UK were given Isaam or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,127, up from #1,859 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Isaam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,667 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
Names like Isaam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Isaam
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