Islam
Boy
Islam is a boys' name, meaning “submission, surrender”. In 2025 it ranked 2,202nd for boys in the UK (11 babies) and 4,138th for boys in the US (25 babies).
What does Islam mean?
“submission, surrender”
A male given name.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Islam a girl's or a boy's name?
Islam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 boys in the UK and 25 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Islam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,202among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 162% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the UK were named Islam, making it the 2,202nd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2003, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Islam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,130th in England and Wales.
Islam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,202 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 7 | #2,965 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 6 | #1,941 |
| 1998 | 8 | #1,569 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Islam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,138among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 68,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 81% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the US were named Islam, making it the 4,138th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Islam in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1999, 36% of the babies named Islam in the US were girls.
Islam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #4,138 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3,453 |
| 2023 | 18 | #5,250 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,475 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 15 | #5,521 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,089 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,060 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,372 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,015 |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,155 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,824 |
| 1995 | 18 | #3,553 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,740 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,859 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,126 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 5 | #5,769 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,580 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
Names like Islam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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