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Arabic Names for Boys

Arabic names for boys include the most popular baby boy name worldwide: Muhammad and its variants. Millions of men and boys bear the name around the globe, and (with variant spellings taken into account) it’s currently the top boys’ name in Britain and several other European countries.

Along with Muhammad, other Arabic names for boys in the US Top 1000 include Ali, Amir, Ibrahim, Malik, Nasir, Omar, Samir, Xavier, and Yusuf. Unique Arabic boy names we could see catching on include Amin, Aza, Osman, Rahim, and more.

Arabic names are rich in history and often have particularly deep and powerful meanings. You’ll find over 100 more awesome Arabic boy names in our website’s full tally, below. 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.

You may also want to browse our master list of Arabic names for girls.

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
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
Nakia

Meaning: pure

Origin:Arabic
9767
Vega

Meaning: swooping eagle, meadow

Origin:Arabic, Spanish
4290
Ismail

Meaning: God will hear

Origin:Arabic variation of Ishmael, Hebrew
2743
Khalid

Meaning: immortal, everlasting

Origin:Arabic
2888
Abdullah

Meaning: servant of Allah

Origin:Arabic
2915
Qasim

Meaning: charitable, generous

Origin:Arabic
3413
Daoud Daoud is a prevalent and loved name among ma...
Origin:Arabic variation of David
4082