Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Bilal

bee-LAHL · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Moisture; freshness
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
modern
Themes
religious · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1181
2024 births175
Peak year2018
First appeared1964
Total US births5,690
2018 peak19641979199420092024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Bil
Alternate spellings
BilaalBelal
In other languages
Bilal (Arabic)Bilel (Tunisian)Bilall (variant)

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Notable people named Bilal

Bilal ibn Rabah
Bilal Hassani