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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.

Zarin

Meaning: golden

Origin:Persian
9490
Paziah

Meaning: the gold of Jehovah

Origin:Hebrew
11251
Zlata

Meaning: gold

Origin:Feminization of Zlatan
11383
Xanthippi

Meaning: yellow horse

Origin:Greek
11857
Pennoyer

Meaning: golden head

Origin:Welsh surname
12021
Patzi

Meaning: yellow bird

Origin:Native American, Omaha
12309
Origin:Color name
16006
Zlatozara

Meaning: golden glow

Origin:Bulgarian
16111
Aelia

Meaning: sun

Origin:Roman
946
Zariza

Meaning: gold, brilliantly bright

Origin:Hebrew
3087
Dhani

Meaning: rich

Origin:Hindi
1848
Himari

Meaning: sunflower

Origin:Japanese
5427
Melora

Meaning: golden apple

Origin:Greek
1186
Zari

Meaning: golden

Origin:Persian
1230
Darian

Meaning: wealth, kingly

Origin:Variation of Darius
1720
Ophira

Meaning: gold

Origin:Hebrew
1749
Pazel

Meaning: peace

Origin:Hebrew
3688
Zlatan

Meaning: gold

Origin:South Slavic
3713
Xanthus

Meaning: golden-haired

Origin:Greek, variation of Xanthos
3842
Nevena

Meaning: marigold

Origin:Slavic
4002