Meaning and history
Islam is an Arabic masculine given name identical to the name of the religion Islam. The word means “submission” or “surrender” to God and comes from the Arabic root s-l-m, also associated with peace, safety, and wholeness. As a personal name it is used in many Muslim-majority cultures and should be distinguished from a statement about an individual’s level of religious observance. Notable bearers include Russian mixed martial artist Islam Makhachev and Algerian footballer Islam Slimani.
20062006: 15 births, rank #5,525
2007: 8 births, rank #8,915
2008: 15 births, rank #5,767
2009: 18 births, rank #5,102
2010: 16 births, rank #5,478
20112011: 16 births, rank #5,433
2012: 20 births, rank #4,686
2013: 19 births, rank #4,804
2014: 15 births, rank #5,733
2015: 14 births, rank #5,999
20162016: 14 births, rank #6,053
2017: 11 births, rank #7,095
2018: 11 births, rank #7,136
2019: 10 births, rank #7,643
2020: 21 births, rank #4,540
20212021: 20 births, rank #4,780
2022: 18 births, rank #5,215
2023: 18 births, rank #5,255
2024: 33 births, rank #3,455
20252025: 25 births, rank #4,139
In 2025, 25 babies were recorded with the name Islam, ranking #4,139 among boys.