Muslim is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning “submission.” In 2024 it was given to 7 boys in the United States.
Muslim belongs to the Muslim & Arabic and Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “submission” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Muslim first appears in Social Security records in 2016. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #10543 in 2024, and in 2024 7 babies received the name — 22 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Muslim means “submission” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Muslim is a boy name. In 2024, 7 babies received the name in the US.
Muslim comes from the Muslim & Arabic and Turkish tradition.
Muslim first appears in US records in 2016. Its best-ever ranking was #10543 in 2024, and 7 babies were given the name in 2024.
Muslim is pronounced /ˈmʊz.lɪm/ (IPA).
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