Unisex name · since 1975
Islam
Islam has 689 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,510 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,181 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 689
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Islam is the #4181 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 689 recorded since 1975.
Social Security Administration records show Islam recorded 689 times among boys since 1975, holding rank #4181 nationally today, ahead of 70% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #6,510 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,181 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 689 born since 1975
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Islam ranks #6,510 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,181 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 689 born since 1975, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,510 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,181 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 689
- born since 1975
- 1990s
- peak decade
Islam's 689 recorded births place it above 85.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Islam compares
689 Top 38% higher than 62% of 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
Islam's all-time total is 87% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Islam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 689 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Islam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Islam splits its recorded history at 2001: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Islam popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Islam popularity over time - girls
128 total births recorded since 1986 (Islam as girls' name)
Islam by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (181 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Islam's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Islam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
181 births
- 2000s
2000s
135 births
- 2010s
2010s
146 births
- 2020s
2020s
135 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 181 births (26% of all-time use).
How Islam compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Islam's total volume
Islam by state
Where Islam concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 90 | 13.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 12 | 1.7% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.9% |
90 of 689 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Islam's data
- Islam's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (181 total births) through the 2020s (135) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Islams (90 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 Islam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Islam 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.