Bilal is a distinctive choice, ranked #408 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Bilal in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#408
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About the Name Bilal
Bilal ranked #408 in 2025, down from its peak of #197 in 1999 — still a familiar name, but past its high point. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Bilal is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Bilal in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Bilal
Bilal Coulibaly — Bilal Coulibaly is a French professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Bilal Fawaz — Bilal Kelvin Fawaz is a stateless professional boxer born in Nigeria.
Bilal Abdullah — Bilal Talal Samad Abdullah is one of two terrorists behind the 2007 UK terrorist incidents.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Bilal
Unlikely. With around 99 UK babies named Bilal per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Bilal in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Bilal has been fairly steady, ranked #408 in 2025 against #400 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #197 in 1999.
Bilal is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Bilal include: Bilal Coulibaly, Bilal Fawaz and Bilal Abdullah. Short summaries for each appear below.
Bilal does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Bilals in the wild.
99
UK babies named Bilal (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 8 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Bilal
Almost certainly the only Bilal in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Bilal
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Bilal ibn Rabah (Arabic: بِلَال بْن رَبَاح, romanized: Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ; 5 March 580 - 2 March 640 CE), also known as Bilāl al-Ḥabashī or simply Bilal, was a close companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Bilal Bin Saqib is a British Pakistani businessman and philanthropist who has served as chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) and CEO of the Pakistan Crypto Council since 2025.