girl's name

Ibtissam

  • Origin Arabic
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 1,438

Ibtissam is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Ibtissam is a name of Arabic origin.
  • Peaked in France in 2009, when 60 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 23,580 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1971.

Ibtissam over time

Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

455
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Ibtissam by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 35
1980s 185
1990s 285
2000s 455
2010s 340
2020s (to 2025) 130

How popular is Ibtissam?

In 2025, Ibtissam was given to 25 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Ibtissam is used

France #1,279 25 in 2025
Canada #2,269 5 in 1994
England & Wales #6,163 3 in 2013

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ibtissam

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ibtissam also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ibtissam over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Ibtissam in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Arabic
Ibtisam

Sibling names for Ibtissam

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ibtissam — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ibtissam

How popular is the name Ibtissam?

In 2025, Ibtissam was given to 25 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Ibtissam a girl's or a boy's name?

Ibtissam is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Ibtissam most popular?

Ibtissam peaked in 2009, when 60 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Ibtissam a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ibtissam currently ranks #1,279 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.