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Arabic Names

The Arabic name Muhammad has risen to become probably the Number 1 baby name in the entire world when all its spellings are counted together. Muhammad is Number 1 in England as well as throughout the Arab world and also ranks among the Top 100 boys’ names in Scotland, Ireland, Germany, and Australia.

Along with Muhammad, Arabic boy names in the Top 500 in the US include Amir, Malik, Nasir, Omar, and Xavier. Arabic girl names in the US Top 500 include Aaliyah, Amina, Layla, Fatima, and Zara. In the Arab world, popular baby names include Maryam, Noor, Ahmed, and Ali.

Muslim parents of every nationality often choose Arabic names, so other choices such as Zayn and Zara, Samar and Rashid, Jana and Yousouf are widely used around the world.

The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Here is our full list of Arabic boy and girl names, but you may also want to browse our individual lists of Arabic names for girls and Arabic names for boys.

Lila

Meaning: night; play

Origin:Arabic, Sanskrit
108
Yara

Meaning: friend, helper

Origin:Arabic
300
Lulu

Meaning: pearl

Origin:Diminutive of Louise or Lucy, or Arabic
383
Maja

Meaning: splendid

Origin:German, Slovene, and Scandinavian form of Maya; also, Arabic
654
Sari

Meaning: noble

Origin:Arabic
2405
Kayla

Meaning: laurel, crown

Origin:Hebrew
270
Nyla

Meaning: winner, one who achieves

Origin:Arabic
558
Zara

Meaning: blooming flower; God remembers

Origin:Hebrew and Arabic
141
Layla

Meaning: night

Origin:Variation of Leila, Arabic
142
Inaya

Meaning: care, concern

Origin:Arabic
249
Aaliyah

Meaning: heavens, highborn, exalted

Origin:Variation of Aliya, Arabic
260
Zora

Meaning: dawn

Origin:Serbo-Croatian
365
Altair

Meaning: falcon

Origin:Arabic
315
Xavier

Meaning: new house

Origin:Basque
75
Zayd

Meaning: increase, growth

Origin:Arabic
807
Hamza

Meaning: lion or strong

Origin:Arabic
376
Zayn

Meaning: beauty, grace

Origin:Arabic
145
Malik

Meaning: king; wave

Origin:Arabic; Greenlandic
425
Samir

Meaning: a friend to talk with in the evening

Origin:Arabic
708
Idris

Meaning: lord; studious

Origin:Welsh; Arabic
710