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Islah

99% girls · 55 born in 2025

Islah has been given to about 601 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2020, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 597
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Islah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2020 · 70
  • Born in 202555
  • All time601
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Islah?

Its best year was 2020, when 70 babies were given the name, ranking 2478th. The typical living American called Islah is about 6 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Islah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Isla0.75
  2. Lilah0.70
  3. Selah0.62
  4. Nylah0.62
  5. Lylah0.62
  6. Mylah0.62
  7. Kylah0.62
  8. Ila0.60

Middle names for Islah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Islah Eve0.80
  2. Islah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Islah Josephine0.78
  4. Islah Anne0.78
  5. Islah Rose0.77
  6. Islah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Islah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elowensister · 0.91
  2. Matheobrother · 0.90
  3. Kaisenbrother · 0.89
  4. Meilanisister · 0.89
  5. Ryattbrother · 0.89
  6. Lakelynsister · 0.88

Where Islah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Islah Anderson0.74
  2. Islah White0.72
  3. Islah Reyes0.72
  4. Islah Nguyen0.72
  5. Islah Moore0.72
  6. Islah Lee0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Islah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Islah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.