Bilal

Bilal: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “moistening; freshness”
Origin: Arabic
Say it: bih-LAHL · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

From Arabic Bilāl, associated with water and moisture. It is best known from Bilal ibn Rabah, an early companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

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How popular is Bilal?

202453.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Bilal in 2024175

2024 rank#1,182 boys

Peak year2018

Total US babies since 18805,695

Bilal has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Bilal

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Amircommander, prince · Arabic
Muhammadpraised · Arabic
Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
Cairovictorious · Arabic
Ibrahimfather of multitudes · Arabic
Khalilfriend, beloved · Arabic
Malikking · Arabic

Bilal questions

What does the name Bilal mean?

Bilal means "moistening; freshness". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic Bilāl, associated with water and moisture. It is best known from Bilal ibn Rabah, an early companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Is Bilal a boy or girl name?

Bilal is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Bilal?

175 US babies were named Bilal in 2024. Its peak year was 2018.

How do you pronounce Bilal?

Bilal is usually pronounced bih-LAHL.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.