Ghulam
Ghulam is an Arabic word meaning servant, assistant, boy, or youth. It is used to describe young servants in Jannah. It is also used to refer to slave-soldiers in the Abbasid, Ottoman, Safavid and to a lesser extent, Mughal Empires, though more commonly with the word Ghilman, which is the plural form of ghulam.
Meaning & Origin of Ghulam
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ghulam is an Arabic word meaning servant, assistant, boy, or youth. It is used to describe young servants in Jannah. It is also used to refer to slave-soldiers in the Abbasid, Ottoman, Safavid and to a lesser extent, Mughal Empires, though more commonly with the word Ghilman, which is the plural form of ghulam.
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The Story of Ghulam
Ghulam first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1983, when 5 Ghulams were born — ranking #6,237 that year. As of 2026, Ghulam ranks #12,551 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Ghulams have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ghulam
Ghulam is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Ghulam's peak popularity came in 1983 when it ranked #6,237. Use the chart and map above to compare Ghulam'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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