Gender
Origin
- Arabic
- witty; imaginative; one who has pleasant dreams
Pronunciation
a(h)-lam
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #3009, 54 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4352, 32 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 |
| 2024 | 54 |
| 2023 | 39 |
| 2022 | 35 |
| 2021 | 35 |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2019 | 43 |
| 2018 | 36 |
| 2017 | 48 |
| 2016 | 39 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #1083, 23 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1719, 17 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2016 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1986 (rank #720, 31 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2413, 11 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2014 | 12 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence