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Arabic Names for Girls

Arabic names for girls are used widely around the world, both by parents with Arabic roots and by non-Arabs attracted to names like Aaliyah and Layla that have become popular in many Western countries.

Layla is the top Arabic name for girls in the US. Along with Layla, Arabic girl names in the US Top 1000 include Aaliyah, Kayla, Lila, Lyla, and Leila, Aisha, Imani, Mariam, and Zara. Unique Arabic names for girls we see on the horizon include Aziza, Inaya, and Kalila, among many others.

Whether you're interested in Arabic names because of your family origins or an interest in this rich and historic culture, this is our complete complement of Arabic names for baby girls. 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 boys.

Access thousands more amazing names for girls via our master page of girl names.

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
Aida

Meaning: happy

Origin:Arabic
601
Nakia

Meaning: pure

Origin:Arabic
7444
Iman

Meaning: faith

Origin:Arabic
2198
Sheherazade

Meaning: noble lineage

Origin:Persian
4624
Vega

Meaning: swooping eagle; meadow

Origin:Arabic, Spanish
1662
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