Given name & surname
Muslim
“an adherent of Islam”
Muslim is used as a given name and a surname. One Arabic interpretation is “an adherent of Islam.”
Original Arabicمسلم
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “an adherent of Islam.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2016. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Muslim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 38
- 38 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 16
- #5,768 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 16 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,768 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 190 as a first name in 2020; 311 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Muslim’s family of names
In English usage, Muslim has an alternative spelling in Aly. In Northern Kurdish usage, Muslim has a related form in MISLIM. In Northern Kurdish usage, Muslim has a related form in Misliman.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Muslim has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
Arabicwhere Muslim comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 15
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Muslim
- Muslim ibn al-HajjajIslamic hadith scholar (821–875)
- Muslim MagomayevSoviet-Azerbaijani singer1942–2008
- Muslim ibn AqilSon of Aqil ibn Abi Talib and cousin of Husain ibn Ali (died 680)632–680
- Muslim MagomayevAzerbaijani composer and conductor (1885–1937)
- Muslim ibn UqbaUmayyad Caliphate general (died 683)622
- Muslim Gadzhimagomedovboxerborn 1997
- Muslim ibn Sa'id al-KilabiUmayyad Governor of Khurasan from 723 to 724
- Abu Hajal Muslim ibn Awsajacompanion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad
- Muslim SalikhovRussian Sanda/Sanshou fighter and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighterborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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