Persian Baby Names
Names of Persian origin, from the Achaemenid era (Cyrus, Darius, Esther's Persian court) to the modern language. Persian naming reached English through scripture, history and the Iranian diaspora.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Possibly star in Persian or a derivative of Ishtar | 2,277#119 | Up 29 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Jasmine flower | 1,481#206 | Down 66 rank positions in five years | 1993 | ||
Possibly treasurer; also a gemstone name | 2,804#129 | Up 9 rank positions in five years | 2023 | ||
Bright, shining | 170#1,315 | Down 190 rank positions in five years | 1954 | ||
Possessing goodness | 322#788 | Down 196 rank positions in five years | 1994 | ||
Jasmine flower | 155#1,409 | Down 238 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Jasmine flower | 395#710 | Down 72 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Dark, in the Irish-derived form; Russian origin uncertain | 801#385 | Steady | 2005 | ||
Jasmine flower | 255#993 | Down 217 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Ancient Persian name; meaning uncertain | 1,284#268 | Up 101 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Dark in the Irish tradition; other origins also occur | 219#1,097 | Down 101 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Most praiseworthy | 407#669 | Down 44 rank positions in five years | 2001 | ||
Form of Esther; ultimate meaning uncertain | 5#15,766 | new | 1918 | ||
Several origins, including “star,” “gift,” and “wealthy” | 207#1,129 | Up 200 rank positions in five years | 1981 | ||
Bright; shining | 60#2,856 | Down 265 rank positions in five years | 1988 | ||
Bright or shining; full original formation uncertain | 77#2,366 | Down 529 rank positions in five years | 1991 | ||
Feminine form of Darius | 107#1,858 | Up 38 rank positions in five years | 1998 | ||
Multiple documented origins; meaning depends on tradition | 387#723 | Up 205 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Brilliant gem; Pleiades | 313#868 | Up 318 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Possibly rich, through Caspar | 255#924 | Up 302 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Lamp, through Ῥωξᾱ́νη | 6#14,587 | Down 2,654 rank positions in five years | 1956 | ||
Literal meaning not recorded; Persian origin | 160#1,378 | Up 124 rank positions in five years | 2008 | ||
Multiple documented origins; meaning depends on tradition | 181#1,157 | Up 5 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Possibly good | 12#8,821 | Up 3,244 rank positions in five years | 1922 | ||
Possibly salty, through شیرین | 10#10,002 | Up 157 rank positions in five years | 1991 | ||
Jasmine flower | —Unranked | — | 1989 | ||
Possibly treasurer; also a gemstone name | 41#3,671 | Down 1,062 rank positions in five years | 2021 | ||
Satisfaction, fulfillment | 50#2,635 | Up 619 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Literal meaning not recorded; Persian and Arabic origin | 27#4,008 | Up 219 rank positions in five years | 2012 | ||
From Persian بیژن; literal meaning unconfirmed | 8#9,024 | Up 1,748 rank positions in five years | 1991 | ||
Possibly star in Persian or a derivative of Ishtar | —Unranked | — | 1928 | ||
Several origins, including “star,” “gift,” and “wealthy” | 48#2,686 | Up 977 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Possibly salty, through شیرین | 15#7,441 | Up 2,719 rank positions in five years | 1985 | ||
Multiple documented origins; meaning depends on tradition | 8#9,571 | Down 1,620 rank positions in five years | 1983 | ||
Jasmine flower | —Unranked | — | 1989 | ||
Form of Esther; ultimate meaning uncertain | —Unranked | — | 1916 | ||
Possibly rich, through *ganǰabarah | 20#4,888 | Up 391 rank positions in five years | 2018 | ||
Chosen, selected | 11#7,518 | Up 371 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
Satisfaction, fulfillment, through Riza | 14#6,363 | Up 2,210 rank positions in five years | 1995 | ||
Literal meaning not recorded; Persian origin | —Unranked | — | 2008 | ||
Inspiration | 9#10,321 | Down 2,229 rank positions in five years | 2019 | ||
He rules, he has power over, through Ξέρξης | 17#5,591 | Up 2,432 rank positions in five years | 2018 | ||
Gained, earned | 5#12,622 | new | 1990 | ||
Possessing goodness | —Unranked | — | 1989 | ||
Sweetheart, darling | 17#6,754 | Down 201 rank positions in five years | 2024 | ||
Multiple documented origins; meaning depends on tradition | —Unranked | — | 1995 | ||
Jasmine flower | —Unranked | — | 1994 | ||
May Bel protect the king | 7#9,820 | Down 2,247 rank positions in five years | 2014 | ||
Literal meaning not recorded; Persian origin | 6#13,757 | Up 248 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
The Pleiades | —Unranked | — | 1918 |
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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 Persian. 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.