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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.

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
Yesenia

Meaning: floral

Origin:Spanish tree name
1808
Omaira

Meaning: long life; red

Origin:Arabic
1813
Janan

Meaning: heart, soul

Origin:Arabic
10710
Zariah

Meaning: flower, God has helped, dawn

Origin:Arabic, Hebrew, Russian
919
Zaria

Meaning: rose

Origin:Arabic
1150
Alia

Meaning: supreme, exalted

Origin:Arabic feminine form of Ali
381
Mariam

Meaning: drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

Origin:Arabic variation of Mary
397
Alya

Meaning: heavens, highborn, exalted

Origin:Arabic
516
Latifah

Meaning: kind and gentle

Origin:Arabic
6567
Safiyah The name is rooted in Arabic language. The m...
Origin:Arabic
7140
Leila

Meaning: night

Origin:Arabic
432
Aziza

Meaning: powerful and beloved

Origin:Arabic
1354
Rafa

Meaning: happiness, prosperity

Origin:Arabic
4158
Amal

Meaning: hope, inspiration

Origin:Arabic
1904