Arabic Baby Names
Names whose recorded origin is Arabic. Many arrived in American use through Islamic tradition, others through Spanish; several — like Aaliyah and Amir — now chart high in the national rankings.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Traditionally little king; from the surname Ó Riain | 3,532#99 | Down 42 rank positions in five years | 1985 | ||
Night | 5,338#36 | Down 12 rank positions in five years | 2019 | ||
High; lofty; sublime | 2,607#101 | Down 36 rank positions in five years | 2012 | ||
Flourishing, living long; speak or say in the Hebrew tradition | 1,333#260 | Down 6 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Play in Sanskrit; also linked with Leila or Delilah | 1,670#187 | Up 41 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
Commander or prince in Arabic; treetop in Hebrew | 3,297#105 | Up 12 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Night | 1,193#259 | Down 54 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
King; independently, wave or sea | 724#437 | Down 64 rank positions in five years | 1996 | ||
Night; alternatively island | 3,089#80 | Up 38 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
High, exalted; independently ascent | 1,188#263 | Down 75 rank positions in five years | 2011 | ||
Little noble one; wishes; other origins also occur | 61#2,806 | Down 862 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
Night; independently holy or blessed | 755#413 | Down 186 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Night in the Leila family; Georgian meaning uncertain | 76#2,374 | Down 560 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
Abstaining; weaning | 931#330 | Up 12 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Lofty or sublime; also an English short form | 1,116#306 | Up 18 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Beauty | 169#1,197 | Down 285 rank positions in five years | 1993 | ||
Traditionally little king; from the surname Ó Riain | 393#715 | Down 264 rank positions in five years | 2018 | ||
Living or alive | 910#337 | Up 199 rank positions in five years | 1977 | ||
Princess; treetop | 2,168#132 | Up 151 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Friend | 826#384 | Down 110 rank positions in five years | 2020 | ||
Praised; commendable | 1,473#239 | Up 71 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Jasmine | 269#959 | Up 21 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
English literary name; Bulgarian short form of Zaharina | 1,432#212 | Up 5 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Most praiseworthy | 407#669 | Down 44 rank positions in five years | 2001 | ||
Honour in the Honora family; other derivations vary | 33#4,326 | Up 1,114 rank positions in five years | 1948 | ||
Praised, through Muhammad | 568#527 | Up 29 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
Safe, secure; also trustworthy | 970#315 | Up 15 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
Generous or noble | 383#702 | Down 63 rank positions in five years | 1980 | ||
Helper | 617#487 | Down 127 rank positions in five years | 2019 | ||
Father of many, in the Abraham name family | 939#351 | Up 90 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Most praiseworthy | 382#703 | Down 69 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
Praised, commendable | 529#562 | Up 102 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Uncertain; variant of Selma | 16#7,126 | Up 3,106 rank positions in five years | 1919 | ||
Possibly high, tall, through عَالِيَة | 265#965 | Down 383 rank positions in five years | 2011 | ||
Good sense, good guidance | 95#1,722 | Down 470 rank positions in five years | 1990 | ||
Praised, commendable | 486#595 | Up 48 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
High, exalted (Arabic) | 499#587 | Down 10 rank positions in five years | 2019 | ||
Form of Mary and Miriam; deeper meaning uncertain | 869#351 | Up 156 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Jasmine | 196#1,185 | Up 298 rank positions in five years | 1999 | ||
Meaning uncertain; possibly related to Umar | 397#687 | Down 187 rank positions in five years | 2018 | ||
Beauty or adornment | 1,381#253 | Up 59 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Several origins: a familiar short form, pearl, or Chinese character-based names | 50#3,194 | Down 387 rank positions in five years | 1886 | ||
Good or handsome; alternatively, doer of good | 447#626 | Up 191 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Joy or happiness; separately, an occupational surname | 168#1,328 | Down 116 rank positions in five years | 1977 | ||
God shall add | 698#450 | Up 123 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Princess, through Amira | 603#490 | Up 56 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Lion | 556#541 | Up 119 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Night | 478#611 | Down 25 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Lofty or sublime; also an English short form | 44#3,462 | Down 1,456 rank positions in five years | 2011 | ||
Multiple documented origins; meaning depends on tradition | 562#540 | Up 52 rank positions in five years | 2025 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Names are included when their documented origin matches Arabic. The list shows up to 100 names for each sex, ordered by current popularity. Origin records are derived from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); coverage reflects documented records, not every name in the language. Rankings and counts come from official SSA birth records. “—” means fewer than five published applications for that sex and year.