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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.

Mustafa

Meaning: the chosen one

Origin:Arabic
944
Rafi The meaning of Rafi is ‘exalted ’or ‘God hea...
Origin:Arabic, diminutive of Rafiq; Spanish, diminutive of Rafael
973
Shaquille

Meaning: well developed, handsome

Origin:Arabic
1449
Jamal

Meaning: beauty

Origin:Arabic
2020
Hassan

Meaning: handsome

Origin:Arabic
2120
Aida

Meaning: happy

Origin:Arabic
601
Nakia

Meaning: pure

Origin:Arabic
7444
Nakia

Meaning: pure

Origin:Arabic
9767
Iman

Meaning: faith

Origin:Arabic
2198
Sheherazade

Meaning: noble lineage

Origin:Persian
4624
Vega

Meaning: swooping eagle, meadow

Origin:Arabic, Spanish
4290
Farrah

Meaning: happiness

Origin:Arabic
918
Zainab Zainab is a name of Arabic origin. In Arabic...
Origin:Variation of Zaynab
2839
Yamileth

Meaning: beautiful

Origin:Arabic
2978
Senna

Meaning: brightness

Origin:Botanical name; Arabic
1120
Samira

Meaning: companion in evening conversation

Origin:Arabic
1292
Noor

Meaning: light

Origin:Arabic; Dutch variation of Eleonora
1328
Maryam

Meaning: drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

Origin:Hebrew, Arabic, Iranian
376
Zaynab

Meaning: beauty, grace

Origin:Arabic, tree name or "beauty, grace"
2661
Scheherazade

Meaning: noble lineage

Origin:Persian
1538