How Many People Are Named Islam?
An estimated 776 people in the United States have the first name Islam. It is used for both genders, with 83.8% male. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Islam peaked in popularity in 1999 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Islam as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Islam paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
776
About 1 in 441,694 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
83.8% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
1999
36 births
Total Registered
792
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Islam
Islam is predominantly male (83.8%), though 128 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Islam as a male name
Ranked #3,474 in 2024
33 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (33 births)
Islam as a female name
Ranked #17,836 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 1999 (13 births)
Islam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Islam span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 248 babies were registered. While Islam is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Islam by Decade
How has Islam tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Islam by State
Birth registrations for Islam span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Illinois, California, New Jersey. On average, about 29 Islams were registered per state.
Islam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Islam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Islam
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Islam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Islam?
We estimate approximately 776 people named Islam are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 441,694 Americans share this first name.
Is Islam a common name?
Islam is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 792 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Islam most popular?
Islam reached peak popularity in 1999, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Islam is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Islam a male name?
Islam is predominantly male. 83.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Islam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Islam Smith, Islam Johnson, Islam Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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