300 Muslim and Arabic baby names for girls and boys, with meanings

Are you looking for a Muslim baby name for your baby? We’ve selected 300 strong, popular, unusual and beautiful Muslim names for girls and boys with their origins and meanings, so you can choose the best name for your newborn

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Published: November 17, 2023 at 3:52 PM

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Naming a baby is an important ritual in Islamic culture: the Muslim name picked out for the baby boy or girl will bless the child and inspire them to lead a good and noble life. So, Muslim baby names – girl names, boy names and gender-neutral names – have strong, rich and positive meanings.

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If you're searching for a Muslim name for your baby, we have gathered 300 brilliant baby names to choose for – each with their origin and meaning.

Many of our suggestions come from the Quran but we've also included some more modern, cute and unique baby-name ideas, as well as the most popular Muslim baby names in the UK. And among the Muslim names for boys and girls that are Arabic or Persian in origin, we've found space to include some names with other language origins, including Persian, Urdu and Turkish.

Here's our list of Muslim boy and girl names to inspire you...

Most popular Muslim boy names | Most popular Muslim girl names | Muslim boy names| Muslim girl names | Gender-neutral Muslim names

Most popular Muslim boy names

The most popular Muslim boy name in the UK is Muhammad (the 5th most popular boy name in England and Wales, according to the most recent data gathered by the Office of National Statistics), with 2 variations of the same name – Mohammed and Mohammad – also featuring in the top 100.

Other Muslim boy names included here are listed in the order they are ranked by the Office for National Statistics, for names registered during 2021 (the most recent data available), as well as the lists from the National Records of Scotland and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

1. Muhammad

2. Mohammed

3. Adam

4. Mohammad

5. Yusuf

Most popular Muslim girl names

There's a wider variety of Muslim girl baby names in the UK's most popular name lists than Muslim boy baby names. Many of them have 2 syllables and end in 'a', like many of the other girl baby names that have become trending baby-name choices in recent years.

6. Maya

7. Aria

8. Eva

9. Layla

10. Ayla

11. Zara

12. Lyla

13. Maryam

14. Amber

15. Jasmine

Muslim boy names

We've searched through hundreds of Muslim boy names to bring you our favourites, either selected for their wonderful meaning or for the way they sound – or both. They come from a range of cultures and languages and many (but not all) of them are boy names you can find in the Quran. We think each of them has something special about it.

16. Aaban

17. Aabid

18. Aaron

19. Abdul

20. Abdullah

21. Adnan

22. Afsah

23. Ahad

24. Ahmed

25. Albi

26. Ali

27. Altair

28. Ammar

29. Anas

30. Anfas

31. Anoush

32. Anush

33. Anwar

34. Aqil

35. Arham

36. Arish

37. Ariz

38. Arshan

39. Aryan

40. Asif

41. Ayan

42. Ayaz

43. Azaan

44. Azab

45. Azali

46. Aziz

47. Bajli

48. Bakhti

49. Baqai

50. Bashir

51. Bilal

52. Chokri

53. Dahaa

54. Daneer

55. Danesh

56. Ehsan

57. Esa

58. Etemad

59. Faarooq

60. Fahim

61. Fahmi

62. Faisal

63. Faizan

64. Falah

65. Farhan

66. Haider

67. Hakeem

68. Hamdan

69. Hamza

70. Haqiq

71. Hassan

72. Haziq

73. Huzaifa

74. Ibrahim

75. Idris

76. Ilhan

77. Imran

78. Irfan

79. Isa

80. Ishraq

81. Jamil

82. Jannat

83. Javed

84. Jed

85. Jibril

86. Junaid

87. Kabir

88. Kaif

89. Kareem

90. Kiyan

91. Laith

92. Maali

93. Maaz

94. Mannan

95. Mehdi

96. Musa

97. Nahim

98. Nihal

99. Noman

100. Omar

101. Parsa

102. Rahim

103. Raman

104. Rayyan

105. Rohaan

106. Rehan

107. Rizwan

108. Ruhan

109. Saad

110. Sahil

111. Salman

112. Samar

113. Sameer

114. Shaf

115. Shahzada

116. Shahzain

117. Shayan

118. Shaquille

119. Sufian

120. Syed

121. Taimoor

122. Tariq

123. Umar

124. Umair

125. Usman

126. Waqar

127. Wasim

128. Yasin

129. Youssef

130. Zaid

131. Zain

132. Zayan

133. Zeeshan

134. Zikri

Muslim girl names

We love all these Muslim baby girl names: some of them have meanings that reference lovely flowers or beautiful fragrances, some mean faith, honesty and respect, and others still celebrate leadership, brilliance and nobility. As with the Muslim boy names, they come from a range of cultures and languages and many (but not all) of them are names you can find in the Quran.

135. Aabirah

136. Aafiyah

137. Aakifa

138. Aaliyah

139. Aaima

140. Aaira

141. Abeeha

142. Abeer

143. Abida

144. Afreen

145. Aisha

146. Aiza

147. Alara

148. Aleena

149. Aliya

150. Amara

151. Amina

152. Amira

153. Amna

154. Anabia

155. Anam

156. Aneesa

157. Ansam

158. Aqsa

159. Arij

160. Arisha

161. Arissa

162. Arya

163. Asma

164. Ayat

165. Badia

166. Basimia

167. Batool

168. Bismah

169. Calah

170. Cemal

171. Chalipa

172. Chanda

173. Chandni

174. Dama

175. Deeba

176. Defne

177. Delaram

178. Dua

179. Eiliyah

180. Elif

181. Emira

182. Esha

183. Eshal

184. Esmeray

185. Falak

186. Farah

187. Fareeha

188. Fari

189. Farida

190. Faryal

191. Fatima

192. Habeeba

193. Hafsa

194. Haniya

195. Hareem

196. Heba

197. Hiba

198. Hikma

199. Hoorain

200. Huda

201. Humaira

202. Ibadah

203. Illiyeen

204. Iman

205. Inara

206. Inaya

207. Intisar

208. Iqra

209. Isha

210. Jamila

211. Jana

212. Jannah

213. Joury

214. Kalima

215. Khadijah

216. Kiara

217. Kiran

218. Laiba

219. Latifah

220. Lian

221. Mahira

222. Mahnoor

223. Maira

224. Maliha

225. Manahil

226. Mehwish

227. Mira

228. Momina

229. Nadia

230. Naila

231. Naima

232. Naira

233. Nayeema

234. Nazia

235. Neha

236. Nida

237. Nighat

238. Noora

239. Nyla

240. Oma

241. Raya

242. Rida

243. Rizwana

244. Rubina

245. Ruhi

246. Ruksana

247. Saba

248. Sabira

249. Sadia

250. Salma

251. Samra

252. Sana

253. Sania

254. Sarwat

255. Shabana

256. Shahida

257. Shaiza

258. Shakira

259. Sharmeen

260. Shazia

261. Shumaila

262. Soraya

263. Sultana

264. Sumairah

265. Tahani

266. Talia

267. Tasmia

268. Tasnim

269. Ulfat

270. Umaima

271. Urooba

272. Uzma

273. Waheeda

274. Wahiba

275. Wareesha

276. Wasma

277. Yara

278. Yasira

279. Yasmin

280. Yildiz

281. Zahra

282. Zaynab

283. Zeenah

284. Zidan

285. Zoya

Gender-neutral Muslim names

There are a fair few unisex Muslim baby names – and we've selected a few of our favourites here. The Persian language does not assign genders to inanimate nouns, so you'll find meanings in this baby name selection that refer to positive character traits or to jewels, celestial bodies and sources of light.

286. Almas

287. Behsa

288. Dara

289. Dilshad

290. Eman

291. Gohar

292. Ilya

293. Jawdat

294. Malak

295. Misbah

296. Mishkat

297. Nour

298. Nusrat

299. Qamar

300. Urooj

About our sources for most popular Muslim names in the UK

Every year in October, the Office of National Statistics publishes a list of the most popular names in England and Wales for both girls and boys. Because of the time needed to collect and process all the data, each new list is always based on names registered up to 2 years ago. So, the the most recent list is based on names registered in 2021. Scotland's National Records of Scotland and Northern Ireland's Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency also each release their own list every year, gathered in the same way.

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Catherine Ball

Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications.

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