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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.

Samson

Meaning: sun

Origin:Hebrew
420
Otis

Meaning: wealthy

Origin:Variation of Otto, German
26
Elio

Meaning: sun

Origin:Italian, Spanish
37
Apollo

Meaning: destroyer

Origin:Greek mythology name
97
Aureliano

Meaning: gold

Origin:Italian
2655
Aurelio

Meaning: the golden one

Origin:Italian variation of Aurelius
363
Edward

Meaning: wealthy guardian

Origin:English
235
Anatole

Meaning: from the east, rising sun

Origin:Greek
924
Sol

Meaning: sun

Origin:Spanish
845
Pluto

Meaning: rich

Origin:Greek
1253
Sunny According to its English origin, the meaning...
Origin:English nickname
351
Kin

Meaning: gold; pleasure; close; average

Origin:Japanese
4611
Millaray

Meaning: golden flower

Origin:Mapuche (Chilean)
4543
Saffron The name Saffron is of English origin. This ...
Origin:Spice name
820
Mazarine The name Mazarine means 'a deep blue color'....
Origin:French color name
1060
Kalinda

Meaning: sun

Origin:Hindi
3334
Zarina

Meaning: a golden vessel

Origin:Persian
2176
Paz

Meaning: gold; peace

Origin:Hebrew; Spanish
2853
Aurelie

Meaning: the golden one

Origin:French variation of Aurelia, Latin
1069
Xanthipe

Meaning: yellow horse

Origin:Greek
9841