Bilaal
Bilaal or El Bilal, is a village in the Hiran region of Somalia, located 10 km west of Jalalaqsi and 145 km northwest of the Somalian capital Mogadishu.
Meaning & Origin of Bilaal
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bilaal or El Bilal, is a village in the Hiran region of Somalia, located 10 km west of Jalalaqsi and 145 km northwest of the Somalian capital Mogadishu.
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The Story of Bilaal
Bilaal first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1990, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 10 Bilaals were born — ranking #7,764 that year. As of 2026, Bilaal ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, gradually rising (+11%). In total, more than 125 Bilaals have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Names that sound like Bilaal
Phonetically similar names — useful when Bilaal is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Belisle
- Bulbul
- Belial
- Belleville
- Bilal
- Bll
- Balliol
- Baliol
- Bellville
- Belville
- Belittle
- Billable
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About the name Bilaal
Bilaal is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 125 births in the dataset. Bilaal's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #7,764. Use the chart and map above to compare Bilaal'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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