Is Islah a boy or girl name?

Islah is a girl’s name. Of the 601 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.2% were girls and 0.8% were boys.

Islah

Recorded 1977–2025 · United States

Islah was most popular in 2020, when 70 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,364 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,272, with 55 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 601 people named Islah.

Islah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Islah’s peak in 2020. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Islah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Islah is a girl’s name — 99.2% of the 601 Americans given it were girls and 0.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 99% girls and 1% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Islah

Where Islah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 6.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org