MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Iqbal mean?
Arabic iqbāl originally concerns approach or coming forward. Persian and Urdu developed its familiar sense of prosperity or good fortune.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
इकबाल
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਇਕਬਾਲ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
एकबाल
7,201 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Iqbal in Indian usage
114,362 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (93.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 7,694 records (6.7%).
- Recorded as male: 106,668 records (93.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 1,495 |
| 1940s | 5,323 |
| 1950s | 12,307 |
| 1960s | 22,355 |
| 1970s | 27,253 |
| 1980s | 29,876 |
| 1990s | 15,435 |
| Other decades | 318 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 42,200 |
| Punjab | 23,173 |
| Rajasthan | 15,082 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 9,321 |
| Haryana | 6,319 |
| Bihar | 6,283 |
| Maharashtra | 4,316 |
| Jharkhand | 2,696 |
| Uttarakhand | 2,521 |
| Assam | 1,451 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 393 |
| Tripura | 290 |
| Other states | 317 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Iqbal / M | 4 | 4,275 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Iqbal; Table_6, C4641 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Iqbal; Table_6, C4641