Is Islam a boy or girl name?

Islam is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 817 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 15.7% were girls and 84.3% were boys.

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Islam

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Islam was most popular in 1999, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,740 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,844, with 25 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 817 people named Islam.

Islam over time

Births per year. The dot marks Islam’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Islam a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Islam is mostly a boy’s name — 15.7% of the 817 Americans given it were girls and 84.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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 Islam

Where Islam is most concentrated

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

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