Allah
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Meaning & Origin of Allah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The naming law in Sweden is a Swedish law which requires the approval of the government agency for names to be given to Swedish children. The parents must submit the proposed name of a child within three months of birth. The current law was enacted in 2017, replacing a 1982 law. The Swedish Tax Agency administers the registration of names in Sweden.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Theology
- Quranic
Origin & history
The Story of Allah
As a girl name
Allah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1916, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1920: 6 births, good for #4,398 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 69% of all recorded Allahs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1923 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 16 Allahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Allah as a boy name dates back to 1973, when 9 babies received it. 1977 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Allah — #3,385 in the national rankings. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 29% of all recorded Allahs. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 175 Allahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Allah
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About the name Allah
Allah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 175 births in the dataset. Allah's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #3,385. Use the chart and map above to compare Allah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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