Bilal is a boy's name of Arabic origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 175 boys in the United States.
Bilal belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Bilal first appears in Social Security records in 1964. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #954 in 2002, and in 2024 175 babies received the name — 5,690 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Bilal is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Arabic origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Bilal is a boy name. In 2024, 175 babies received the name in the US.
Bilal comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition.
Bilal first appears in US records in 1964. Its best-ever ranking was #954 in 2002, and 175 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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