Muslim baby names with meanings

Muslim & Islamic Baby Names with Meanings

Browse Muslim and Islamic baby names for boys and girls, with meanings, original spellings and cultural origins. Start with a gender, initial letter or referenced collection.

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Muslim girl names

Ainur

Айнұр / Aynur

Moonlight

Turkic; Arabic light element
Muslim girl names

Ainura

Айнура

Name form related to Aynura

KyrgyzHistorical association; not a literal meaning
Muslim girl names

Aisha

عائشة

Living, alive

Arabic
A historical bearer: Aisha bint Abi Bakr radiyallahu anha

Aisha radiyallahu anha was a wife of Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam and a transmitter of reports about his life.

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Muslim girl names

Aiza

عائزہ

Commonly associated with noble and respected

UrduCommonly reported meaning
Muslim boy names

Aizaan

إذعان

Acceptance, acknowledgement, submission in the Idhaan reading

Urdu / Arabic / Persian usage
Muslim boy names

Aizaz

إعزاز

Honour, esteem, regard; holding dear

Arabic-derived; Urdu usage
Muslim boy names

Ajmal

أجمل

More beautiful, most beautiful

Arabic; also Urdu and Persian usage
Muslim girl names

Ajwa

عجوة

Ajwa, a variety of date fruit

Arabic
Muslim boy names

Akbar

أكبر

Greater, greatest

Arabic; South Asian usage
Boys & girls

Akhtar

اختر

Star

South Asian usage
Muslim boy names

Akif

عاكف

Devoted, focused

Arabic
Muslim boy names

Akmal

أكمل

More complete, more perfect

Arabic
Boys & girls

Akram

أكرم

Most generous

Arabic / Persian / South Asian usage
Muslim boy names

Al-Yasa

اليسع

Quranic personal name; rendered Elisha alayhis salam in the cited English translation

Arabic; Quranic personal nameHistorical association; not a literal meaning
A historical bearer: Al-Yasa (Elisha) alayhis salam

Al-Yasa alayhis salam is named in Quran 6:86 and again alongside Ismail alayhis salam and Dhul Kifl alayhis salam in 38:48.

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Muslim boy names

Ala

علاء

Excellence, elevation

Arabic
Muslim boy names

Alauddin

علاء الدين

Eminence of the faith

Arabic-derived devotional compound
Muslim boy names

Alawi

علوي

Related to Ali; an Alawi association

Arabic / Islamic
Muslim boy names

Aldin

Алдин

Excellence of the faith; Name form related to Ala ad-Din

BosnianHistorical association; not a literal meaning
Muslim boy names

Aleem

عليم

Knowledgeable, learned

Arabic
Muslim girl names

Aleena

الینا

Commonly interpreted as soft, delicate

South Asian; Arabic-related naming interpretationCommonly reported meaning
Muslim boy names

Alen

Ալեն

Name form related to Alan

Croatian, Slovene, ArmenianHistorical association; not a literal meaning
Muslim boy names

Alhaji

Alhaji

The pilgrim; usually a title

Hausa
Muslim girl names

Alheri

Alheri

The charitable, the good

Hausa
Muslim boy names

Ali

علي

Lofty, sublime

Arabic
A historical bearer: Ali ibn Abi Talib radiyallahu anhu

Ali ibn Abi Talib radiyallahu anhu was Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam’s cousin and son-in-law and later the fourth caliph.

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Muslim girl names

Alia

علياء, عالية, عليّة

Several elevated/lofty Arabic name forms

Arabic
Muslim boy names

Alim

عالم

Learned, expert, scholar

Arabic
Muslim girl names

Alima

عالِمة

Learned, knowledgeable; a female scholar

Arabic
Muslim girl names

Alina

Алина / Аліна

Short form of Adelina, Albina or other alina-ending names

Romanian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Slovene, German, Italian, Spanish
Muslim boy names

Alisher

Alisher / Алишер

Ali combined with lion

Uzbek / Tajik usage
Muslim girl names

Alma

Alma

Commonly interpreted as nurturing; soul or apple in other languages

Multilingual; Balkan usageCommonly reported meaning
Boys & girls

Almas

ألماس / الماس / Алмас

Diamond

Arabic, Urdu, Kazakh
Muslim boy names

Almir

Алмир

The commander, the prince; Name form related to Al-Amir

BosnianHistorical association; not a literal meaning
Muslim boy names

Alp

Alp

Hero, brave

Turkish
Muslim boy names

Alparslan

Alparslan

Brave hero and lion

Turkish, Azerbaijani
Muslim boy names

Altaf

ألطاف

Kindnesses, favours, gracious acts

Arabic / Islamic
Muslim boy names

Altan

Altan

Red dawn

Turkish
Muslim girl names

Altynai

Алтынай

Golden moon

Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Muslim girl names

Alya

علياء

Sky, heaven, loftiness

Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish
Muslim boy names

Amaan

أمان

Safety, security, peace

Urdu / Arabic / Persian usage
Boys & girls

Amal

أمل

Hope, aspiration

Arabic

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