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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.

Ashlyn

Meaning: dream

Origin:Variation of Aislinn, Irish
722
Kennedy

Meaning: misshapen head

Origin:Irish
793
Tallulah

Meaning: leaping water, lady of abundance

Origin:Choctaw, Irish
95
Quinn

Meaning: descendent of Conn

Origin:Irish
176
Siobhan

Meaning: god is gracious

Origin:Irish Gaelic
317
Maeve

Meaning: she who intoxicates

Origin:Irish
2
Saoirse

Meaning: liberty

Origin:Irish
80
Niamh

Meaning: bright

Origin:Irish Gaelic
211
Orla

Meaning: golden princess

Origin:Irish
231
Fiadh

Meaning: wild

Origin:Irish
251
Bridget

Meaning: strength or exalted one

Origin:Anglicized variation of Gaelic Brighid
253
Alana

Meaning: handsome, rock; oak tree; child; awakening

Origin:Feminization of Alan, Irish; variation of Ilana, Hebrew; Gaelic; Hawaiian
256
Caoimhe

Meaning: beautiful

Origin:Irish, Scottish
265
Sloane

Meaning: raider

Origin:Irish
278
Fia

Meaning: wild or weaver

Origin:Irish or Portuguese or Italian
358
Keira

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
372
Kara

Meaning: wild stormy one

Origin:Spelling variation of Cara or Norse mythology name
390
Delaney

Meaning: dark challenger

Origin:Irish
392
Neve

Meaning: snow

Origin:Anglicized spelling of Irish Niamh or Italian and Portuguese
403
Riley

Meaning: rye clearing; courageous

Origin:English, Irish
405