Islam () is an Arabic male and female given name and surname meaning "acceptance, agreement approval (the truth)", "god-fearing, humility, devoutness", "acknowledgment, admission, yield, obeyance", "obedience, preservation, protection, safeguarding, keeping", "piety, loyalty, devotion", "subjection, submissiveness, wonder, admiration, respect, submitting".
Also, it is the name of the religion Islam and is primarily associated with Muslims. The name Islam is a diminutive of the name Aslam (أَسْلَم aslam), with both names stemming from the male noun-name Salaam.
Notable people with the name include:
People with the given name Islam Alijaj (born 1986), Swiss disability activist Islam al-Behairy (born 1974), Egyptian liberalist Islam Alsultanov (born 2001), Russian footballer Islam Chipsy, stage name of Egyptian musician Islam Said Islam El-Shater (born 1976), Egyptian football player Islam Karimov (1938–2016), president of Uzbekistan Islam Makhachev (born 1991), Russian mixed martial artist, UFC Welterweight Champion Islam Satpayev (born 1998), Kazakh sport shooter Islam Slimani (born 1988), Algerian football player Noor Islam Dawar, Pakistani Pashtun human rights activist Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin (born 1955), Bangladeshi business magnate
People with the surname Aktar Islam (born 1980), English restaurateur, curry chef and businessman Faisal Islam (born 1977), British journalist Faizul Islam (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer Faizul Islam (writer) (1963–2025), Bangladeshi economist and fiction writer Mitchell Islam (born 1990), Canadian figure skater Naeem Islam (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer Rizza Islam (born 1990), member of the Nation of Islam and social media influencer Runa Islam (born 1970), Bangladeshi-born British visual artist and filmmaker Rupam Islam (born 1974), Bengali singer and composer Sabirul Islam (born 1990), British author, entrepreneur and motivational speaker Saiful Islam (disambiguation), multiple people Samira Islam, Saudi Arabian pharmacologist Samirul Islam (born 1987), Indian-Bengali social activist Sanchita Islam (1973–2023), English artist, painter, writer and filmmaker of Bangladeshi descent Shafiul Islam (born 1989), Bangladeshi cricketer Shahara Islam, the youngest victim killed of the 7 July 2005 London bombings Taijul Islam (born 1992), Bangladeshi cricketer Umar Islam, formerly Brian Young (born 1978), member of the foiled 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot Yusuf Islam, British singer, born Stephen Demetre in 1948 and formerly known as Cat Stevens
Compound names with Islam as a suffix Manzurul Islam (disambiguation), multiple people Monirul Islam, multiple people Nazrul Islam (disambiguation), multiple people Nurul Islam (disambiguation), multiple people Qamar al-Islam (disambiguation), multiple people Sirajul Islam (disambiguation), multiple people Tajul Islam (disambiguation), multiple people Zahurul Islam (disambiguation), multiple people
See also Islamuddin (disambiguation), multiple people Islamul Ahsan (born 1992), Bangladeshi cricketer