Unisex name · since 1973
Allah
181 babies named Allah in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,940 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 181
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Allah currently ranks #10940 among unisex names in America, with 181 babies recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allah has been recorded 181 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #10940 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #13,560 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,940 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 181 born since 1973
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Allah ranks #13,560 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,940 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 181 born since 1973, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,940 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 181
- born since 1973
- 1970s
- peak decade
Allah's 181 recorded births place it above 70.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Allah compares
181 36th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Allah's all-time total is 51% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Allah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 181 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Allah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Allah's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Allah popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Allah popularity over time - girls
16 total births recorded since 1916 (Allah as girls' name)
Allah by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (51 births, 28% of the file).
1970s was Allah's strongest decade.
51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Allah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
51 births
- 1980s
1980s
50 births
- 1990s
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 51 births (28% of all-time use).
Allah by state
Where Allah concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 42 | 23.2% |
42 of 181 births nationwide.
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What to do with Allah's data
- Allah's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Allahs (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Allah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Allah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.