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
American parents first put Bilaal on the record books as a baby boy name in 1990, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 10 Bilaals were born — ranking #7,764 that year. About 30% of every Bilaal on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Bilaal last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 125 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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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
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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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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