Recorded 1977–1983 Girls' name Peak 1977 25 births

Muslimah — girls' name

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

1970s151980s10
1970s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Muslimah was born in this single decade.

1977
Single peak year

9 babies were named Muslimah in 1977 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Muslimah

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Muslimah between 1977 and 1983, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Muslimah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Muslimah performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Muslimah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New Jersey, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Muslimah in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Muslimah 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 25 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.

Muslimah at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

25

Since 1977

7 years of records

Peak year

1977

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1977

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1983

Muslimah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1977

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1977)
9
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
45678910 1983198019791977 9

Muslimah by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
15 births that decade — 60% of Muslimah's all-time total
1970s151980s10

Muslimah by state

Where Muslimah concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Muslimah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Jersey
6 24.0%
New Jersey share of Muslimah's total US births 24.0%

6 of 25 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Muslimah?
25 babies have been named Muslimah since 1977. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1977 with 9 births.
When was Muslimah most popular?
Muslimah was most popular in the 1970s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
Where is Muslimah most popular?
The top states for the name Muslimah are New Jersey (6 births).
How long has the name Muslimah been used?
Muslimah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 7 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Muslimah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mushka, Muskan, Muskaan, Muslima, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1977–1983 (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.