The baby name ikbal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /iqˈbaːl/; Anglicized: /ɪkˈbɑːl/ (ik-BAHL).
ikbal is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name ikbal is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /iqˈbaːl/; Anglicized: /ɪkˈbɑːl/ (ik-BAHL).
ikbal is Arabic in Origin.
From Arabic Iqbāl (إقبال), Ikbal carries the sense of “prosperity, good fortune, favorable turn,” and by extension “approach” or “coming toward.” The root q-b-l relates to facing or receiving, so the name often connotes auspicious beginnings and success. Through Persian and Urdu it spread widely across the Muslim world; in Turkish it appears as İkbal. The name functions as a given name and, in South Asia especially, a hereditary surname.
Usage varies by region: in Arabic and Urdu it is usually masculine; in Turkey İkbal is commonly feminine. Ottoman Turkish also used ikbal as a court title for favored imperial consorts, reinforcing associations with rising fortune. Notable bearer Muhammad Iqbal, the philosopher-poet of South Asia, cemented the name’s cultural prestige. Common variants and transliterations include Iqbal, İkbal, Eqbal, Ekbal, and Ikbel; related Persian forms may pair it in compounds.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Djibouti | Girls | 2026 | #29 | 1 | 488 |
| Japan | 2026 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| Maldives | Boys | 2026 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| Taiwan | 2026 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| Brunei | Girls | 2026 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| Kuwait | 2026 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| Oman | 2026 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| Indonesia | Boys | 2026 | #129 | 7 | 4,130 |
| Iraq | 2026 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| Brunei | Boys | 2026 | #134 | 6 | 6,332 |
| Jordan | 2026 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| Malta | Boys | 2026 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2026 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| Bulgaria | Boys | 2026 | #218 | 3 | 3,850 |
| Albania | Girls | 2026 | #221 | 7 | 4,141 |
| Bangladesh | 2026 | #225 | 31 | 5,992 | |
| Bulgaria | Girls | 2026 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| Greece | Girls | 2026 | #246 | 4 | 6,293 |
| Taiwan | Boys | 2026 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| Greece | Boys | 2026 | #270 | 4 | 6,912 |
| Afghanistan | Boys | 2026 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| Israel | 2026 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| Albania | Boys | 2026 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| Japan | Boys | 2026 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2026 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| Denmark | Girls | 2026 | #327 | 3 | 7,429 |
| Denmark | Boys | 2026 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| Kazakhstan | Girls | 2026 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| Qatar | Girls | 2026 | #336 | 8 | 15,378 |
| Jordan | Girls | 2026 | #337 | 3 | 7,570 |
| Poland | Boys | 2026 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| Mauritius | Boys | 2026 | #360 | 12 | 8,477 |
| Portugal | Boys | 2026 | #379 | 3 | 7,951 |
| Jordan | Boys | 2026 | #385 | 5 | 7,057 |
| Bangladesh | Girls | 2026 | #391 | 17 | 8,413 |
| Yemen | 2026 | #395 | 4 | 8,639 | |
| Oman | Girls | 2026 | #400 | 35 | 15,987 |
| Philippines | Boys | 2026 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| Egypt | 2026 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| Sudan | Boys | 2026 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| Iraq | Girls | 2026 | #504 | 30 | 11,303 |
| Russia | Boys | 2026 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| Palestine | Girls | 2026 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| Kuwait | Girls | 2026 | #547 | 15 | 19,177 |
| Bahrain | 2026 | #553 | 92 | 17,937 | |
| Hong Kong | Boys | 2026 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| Libya | 2026 | #557 | 3 | 12,703 | |
| Palestine | Boys | 2026 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| Bangladesh | Boys | 2026 | #571 | 407 | 10,045 |
| United Arab Emirates | Girls | 2026 | #578 | 20 | 20,968 |
| Israel | Boys | 2026 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| Singapore | Girls | 2026 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| India | Girls | 2026 | #635 | 22 | 13,121 |
| Israel | Girls | 2026 | #640 | 6 | 11,648 |
| Hong Kong | Girls | 2026 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| Lebanon | 2026 | #665 | 48 | 13,263 | |
| Iraq | Boys | 2026 | #685 | 14 | 13,071 |
| Singapore | Boys | 2026 | #706 | 80 | 17,960 |
| Qatar | Boys | 2026 | #707 | 142 | 18,093 |
| Syria | 2026 | #751 | 19 | 11,684 | |
| Kuwait | Boys | 2026 | #767 | 236 | 18,755 |
| Tunisia | 2026 | #833 | 67 | 13,765 | |
| Oman | Boys | 2026 | #877 | 411 | 17,948 |
| Egypt | Boys | 2026 | #919 | 7 | 15,035 |
| Saudi Arabia | Girls | 2026 | #958 | 91 | 25,931 |
| Egypt | Girls | 2026 | #991 | 19 | 14,742 |
| India | Boys | 2026 | #998 | 336 | 16,750 |
| Mexico | Boys | 2026 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| Malaysia | Girls | 2026 | #1,057 | 16 | 24,821 |
| United Arab Emirates | Boys | 2026 | #1,090 | 329 | 22,615 |
| Malaysia | Boys | 2026 | #1,117 | 297 | 25,439 |
| Morocco | 2026 | #1,130 | 536 | 20,986 | |
| Algeria | 2026 | #1,185 | 155 | 20,130 | |
| Turkey | 2026 | #1,205 | 830 | 19,440 | |
| South Africa | Boys | 2026 | #1,261 | 12 | 25,619 |
| Saudi Arabia | Boys | 2026 | #1,611 | 1,420 | 28,008 |
ikbal is popular in 45 countries — most recent births per country:
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