Islam comes from the Arabic / Persian tradition, meaning Submission, surrender, peace, obedience..
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How popular is Islam?
2024peak year
The name Islam reached its peak in 2024, with 33 registrations (ranked #3474). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1975, roughly 49 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5823) today, averaging about 17 new babies per year. Islam has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 792 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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