MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Islam mean?
Islām is an Arabic verbal noun denoting submission or surrender. The word also names the religious tradition in which surrender to God is central.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
إسلام
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
इस्लाम
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Islam in Indian usage
56,689 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (96.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 2,105 records (3.7%).
- Recorded as male: 54,584 records (96.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 783 |
| 1940s | 3,196 |
| 1950s | 7,716 |
| 1960s | 12,518 |
| 1970s | 12,479 |
| 1980s | 12,726 |
| 1990s | 7,116 |
| Other decades | 155 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 35,227 |
| Bihar | 7,250 |
| Rajasthan | 5,217 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 2,266 |
| Jharkhand | 1,866 |
| Uttarakhand | 1,614 |
| Delhi | 1,110 |
| Maharashtra | 1,030 |
| Haryana | 808 |
| Other states | 301 |
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 | Islam / M | 11 | 2,133 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Islam ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- 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 Islam; Table_6, C2196 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Islam; Table_6, C2196
- Wiktionary: إسلام ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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