US rank #4135 Girls' name Peak 2020 541 births

Islah — #4135 US girls' name

541 babies named Islah in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s62010s2502020s285
#4135
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Islah was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

70 babies were named Islah in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Islah

The Social Security Administration has registered 541 babies named Islah between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Islah currently holds the #4135 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 70 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Islah performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 285 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Islah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 68 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Islah in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Islah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 541 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Islah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

541

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2020

70 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,135

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Islah popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
70
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
020406080 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520131977 6

Islah popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 2016 (Islah as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2016 5

Islah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
285 births that decade — 53% of Islah's all-time total
1970s62010s2502020s285

Islah by state

Where Islah concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Islah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
68 12.6%
#2 Florida
42 7.8%
#3 California
20 3.7%
#4 North Carolina
11 2.0%
#5 South Carolina
5 0.9%
Texas share of Islah's total US births 12.6%
Even split

68 of 541 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Islah?
541 babies have been named Islah since 1977. It currently ranks #4135 among girls. The peak year was 2020 with 70 births.
When was Islah most popular?
Islah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 285 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Islah most popular?
The top states for the name Islah are Texas (68 births), Florida (42 births), California (20 births).
How long has the name Islah been used?
Islah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Islah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isla, Isley, Island, Islay, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.