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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.

Amina

Meaning: trustworthy, faithful

Origin:Arabic
889
Aliya

Meaning: heavens, highborn, exalted

Origin:Arabic
1032
Adara

Meaning: virgin; or noble, exalted

Origin:Arabic; Hebrew
1088
Sahar

Meaning: dawn, morning, awakening

Origin:Arabic, Persian
2006
Naja

Meaning: boy's younger sister; success; or silver hands

Origin:Greenlandic, Arabic or Navajo
2419
Zayna

Meaning: beauty, grace

Origin:Arabic
2532
Jamila

Meaning: beautiful, graceful

Origin:Arabic
4601
Jinan

Meaning: garden, paradise

Origin:Arabic
4866
Kamilah

Meaning: perfect

Origin:Arabic
4930
Halimah

Meaning: gentle and patient

Origin:Arabic
5684
Bahira

Meaning: dazzling, brilliant

Origin:Arabic
7183
Lilah

Meaning: night

Origin:Variation of Lila
428
Khadija

Meaning: premature child

Origin:Arabic
1671
Salma

Meaning: safe

Origin:Arabic
2600
Aza

Meaning: powerful

Origin:Arabic
3176
Zerlin

Meaning: beautiful dawn

Origin:Arabic
2372
Faizah

Meaning: victorious

Origin:Arabic
6804
Pola

Meaning: poppy

Origin:Short form of Amapola, Arabic
2403
Sami

Meaning: praised

Origin:Hebrew, diminutive of Samantha, or Arabic
5559
Samar

Meaning: evening conversation

Origin:Arabic
5373