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Islamic Names for Boys

There are 14 Islamic names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Islamic names 1 to 14. Ali was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in Arabic and English, and it was followed in popularity by the Arabic, English, and Indian Jamal, the Arabic Muhammad, and the Arabic name, Hamza. The unusual Islamic names are Bello, Shaban (Arabic), Amin (Arabic and East Indian), Burak (Turkish), Hasan (Arabic), Ishmael (English and Spanish), Lilith (German), Salih (Arabic), Tariq (Albanian, Arabic, English, and Turkish), and Uthman (Arabic).

Islamic names are somewhat popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1960s up to the 1990s. At the modest height of their usage in 1998, 0.116% of baby boys were given Islamic names. There were 6 Islamic names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Islamic names have since experienced a decline in popularity. In 2008, 4 Islamic names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.087%. Within all Islamic names, the Arabic and English Ali was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #398 and a usage of 0.0342%.

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WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Bello the helper of the Islamic ... (or promoter) of the Islamic religion'. ...

Shaban the eighth month of ... the eighth month of the Islamic calendar. ...

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Ali Popularity Trend of Ali
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 398 398 high, lofty, sublime; ... Islamic tradition, Al-Aliy, the All-High, is one of ...

Amin Popularity Trend of Amin
from 1900 to 2008. faithful, truthful, ... names in the Islamic world. ...

Burak lightning ... Islamic lore, Burak was a winged horse which carried ...

Hamza Popularity Trend of Hamza
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 760 760 lion; strong, steadfast ... uncles, an early Islamic convert renowned for ...

Hasan Popularity Trend of Hasan
from 1900 to 2008. good, beautiful, beautifier ... is a commonly used Islamic name; Hassan and Hussain ...

Ishmael Popularity Trend of Ishmael
from 1900 to 2008. God will hear ... more popular in the Islamic world as the form ...

Jamal Popularity Trend of Jamal
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 568 568 beauty; beautiful ... it is not a traditional Islamic name ...

Lilith of the night ... texts, Jewish and Islamic lore, Lilith was the ...

Muhammad Popularity Trend of Muhammad
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 617 617 praiseworthy; to praise, ... very popular within the Islamic community. ...

Salih virtuous ...The name was borne by an Islamic prophet. ...

Tariq Popularity Trend of Tariq
from 1900 to 2008. he who pounds at the ... ibn Ziyad (-720), the Islamic general who conquered ...

Uthman baby bustard ... been a favorite in the Islamic world. ...


Popularity Trend
for Islamic Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Islamic Names
in 2006