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Find a beautiful Muslim name for your baby: 239 boy and girl names with meanings and Arabic spelling.

This free Islamic name generator suggests Muslim baby names for boys and girls, each with its meaning and Arabic spelling. Filter by first letter, by language (Arabic, Persian or Turkish), or show only Quranic names. You can also search by meaning, like “light” or “patience”. Save the names you love to a shortlist and share it with your family. Browse the full boy names and girl names lists below.

239 names match

  • Aaliyah

    عالية

    Exalted, sublime

    GirlArabicQuranic

  • Abbas

    عباس

    Stern, austere

    Al-Abbas, uncle of the Prophet ﷺ

    BoyArabic

  • Abdulaziz

    عبد العزيز

    Servant of the Almighty

    BoyArabic

  • Abdulkarim

    عبد الكريم

    Servant of the Most Generous

    BoyArabic

  • Abdullah

    عبد الله

    Servant of Allah

    Among the names most beloved to Allah (Sahih Muslim)

    BoyArabicQuranic

  • Abdulrahman

    عبد الرحمن

    Servant of the Most Merciful

    Among the names most beloved to Allah (Sahih Muslim)

    BoyArabic

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How to choose a Muslim name

Muslims are encouraged to give their children names with good meanings. Many families choose the name of a prophet (Ibrahim, Yusuf, Musa) or of a righteous woman (Maryam, Khadija, Fatima). Others choose a name expressing servitude to Allah, such as Abdullah or Abdulrahman, or an Arabic word with a beautiful meaning, like Noor (light), Sakina (tranquillity) or Yusra (ease).

Persian and Turkish names with good meanings, such as Shirin (sweet) or Elif, are also widely used across the Muslim world. Whatever you choose, say the name aloud with your surname, check how it is spelled in Arabic script, and make sure you are happy with its meaning.

Muslim boy names

142 names with meanings, A to Z.

A

  • Abbas (عباس) — Stern, austere
  • Abdulaziz (عبد العزيز) — Servant of the Almighty
  • Abdulkarim (عبد الكريم) — Servant of the Most Generous
  • Abdullah (عبد الله) — Servant of Allah
  • Abdulrahman (عبد الرحمن) — Servant of the Most Merciful
  • Adam (آدم) — Prophet Adam, the first human
  • Ahmad (أحمد) — Most praiseworthy
  • Ali (علي) — High, exalted
  • Amin (أمين) — Trustworthy, faithful
  • Ammar (عمار) — One who builds and tends
  • Anas (أنس) — Friendliness, affection
  • Arham (أرحم) — Most merciful
  • Arif (عارف) — Knowledgeable, wise
  • Arman (آرمان) — Wish, aspiration
  • Ayman (أيمن) — Blessed, fortunate
  • Ayyub (أيوب) — Prophet Ayyub (Job)
  • Aziz (عزيز) — Mighty, dear

B

  • Bashir (بشير) — Bringer of good news
  • Basim (باسم) — Smiling
  • Behzad (بهزاد) — Noble-born
  • Bilal (بلال) — Water, moisture

D

  • Daniyal (دانيال) — Daniyal (Daniel), a prophet in Islamic tradition
  • Dawud (داود) — Prophet Dawud (David)
  • Deniz — Sea
  • Dilshad (دلشاد) — Happy-hearted

E

  • Emir — Commander, prince

F

  • Fahad (فهد) — Leopard, panther
  • Faisal (فيصل) — Decisive; one who judges between right and wrong
  • Faris (فارس) — Knight, horseman
  • Faruq (فاروق) — One who distinguishes truth from falsehood

G

  • Gulshan (گلشن) — Rose garden

H

  • Habib (حبيب) — Beloved
  • Hadi (هادي) — Guide
  • Hafiz (حافظ) — Guardian, protector; one who memorises the Quran
  • Hakim (حكيم) — Wise
  • Halim (حليم) — Gentle, forbearing
  • Hameed (حميد) — Praiseworthy
  • Hamza (حمزة) — Strong, steadfast
  • Haris (حارث) — Ploughman, cultivator
  • Harun (هارون) — Prophet Harun (Aaron)
  • Hashim (هاشم) — One who breaks bread for others
  • Hassan (حسن) — Good, handsome
  • Hilal (هلال) — Crescent moon
  • Hud (هود) — Prophet Hud
  • Hussein (حسين) — Good, handsome (diminutive of Hassan)

I

  • Ibrahim (إبراهيم) — Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham)
  • Idris (إدريس) — Prophet Idris
  • Ihsan (إحسان) — Excellence, doing good
  • Ilyas (إلياس) — Prophet Ilyas (Elijah)
  • Imran (عمران) — Prosperity, flourishing
  • Iqbal (إقبال) — Prosperity, good fortune
  • Irfan (عرفان) — Knowledge, insight
  • Isa (عيسى) — Prophet Isa (Jesus)
  • Ishaq (إسحاق) — Prophet Ishaq (Isaac)
  • Ismail (إسماعيل) — Prophet Ismail (Ishmael)

J

  • Jafar (جعفر) — Stream, small river
  • Jahangir (جهانگیر) — Conqueror of the world
  • Jamal (جمال) — Beauty
  • Javed (جاوید) — Eternal
  • Jibril (جبريل) — The Archangel Jibril (Gabriel)
  • Junaid (جنيد) — Young soldier

K

  • Kaan — Ruler, sovereign
  • Kamal (كمال) — Perfection, completeness
  • Kamran (کامران) — Successful, fortunate
  • Karim (كريم) — Generous, noble
  • Kerem — Generosity, nobility
  • Khalid (خالد) — Eternal, everlasting

L

  • Latif (لطيف) — Gentle, kind
  • Luqman (لقمان) — Luqman the Wise, after whom a surah is named

M

  • Mahmoud (محمود) — Praised, praiseworthy
  • Majid (ماجد) — Glorious, noble
  • Malik (مالك) — King, master
  • Mansur (منصور) — Victorious, aided
  • Mert — Brave, trustworthy
  • Mikail (ميكائيل) — The Archangel Mikail (Michael)
  • Moiz (معز) — One who honours, gives strength
  • Mubarak (مبارك) — Blessed
  • Muhammad (محمد) — Praised, praiseworthy
  • Muneer (منير) — Shining, luminous
  • Murad (مراد) — Desire, aim
  • Musa (موسى) — Prophet Musa (Moses)
  • Musab (مصعب) — Name of Musab ibn Umayr, the first envoy of Islam to Madinah
  • Mustafa (مصطفى) — The chosen one

N

  • Nabil (نبيل) — Noble, honourable
  • Nadeem (نديم) — Companion, friend
  • Naeem (نعيم) — Bliss, comfort
  • Nasir (ناصر) — Helper, supporter
  • Navid (نوید) — Good news
  • Noman (نعمان) — Blessing, bounty
  • Noor (نور) — Light
  • Nuh (نوح) — Prophet Nuh (Noah)

O

  • Omid (امید) — Hope
  • Owais (أويس) — Little wolf
  • Ozan — Poet, bard

Q

  • Qasim (قاسم) — One who distributes

R

  • Rafiq (رفيق) — Kind companion
  • Rahim (رحيم) — Merciful, compassionate
  • Rasheed (رشيد) — Rightly guided, mature in judgement
  • Rauf (رؤوف) — Compassionate, kind
  • Rayhan (ريحان) — Sweet basil; fragrance
  • Rayyan (ريان) — Well-watered, quenched
  • Ridwan (رضوان) — Pleasure, acceptance (of Allah)
  • Roshan (روشن) — Bright, luminous

S

  • Saad (سعد) — Happiness, good fortune
  • Sabir (صابر) — Patient
  • Sadiq (صادق) — Truthful
  • Saeed (سعيد) — Happy, fortunate
  • Safwan (صفوان) — A smooth, clear stone; pure
  • Saif (سيف) — Sword
  • Salih (صالح) — Righteous
  • Salman (سلمان) — Safe, peaceful
  • Sami (سامي) — Elevated, sublime
  • Saqib (ثاقب) — Bright, piercing (as a star)
  • Selim — Safe, sound
  • Shahzad (شهزاد) — Prince
  • Shakir (شاكر) — Thankful, grateful
  • Shams (شمس) — Sun
  • Shuayb (شعيب) — Prophet Shuayb
  • Siraj (سراج) — Lamp, light
  • Suhail (سهيل) — The star Canopus
  • Sulayman (سليمان) — Prophet Sulayman (Solomon)

T

  • Taha (طه) — From the letters that open Surah Ta-Ha
  • Tahir (طاهر) — Pure, clean
  • Tamim (تميم) — Complete, perfect
  • Tariq (طارق) — Night visitor; the piercing star

U

  • Umair (عمير) — Long-lived (diminutive of Umar)
  • Umar (عمر) — Life, long-lived
  • Usama (أسامة) — Lion
  • Uthman (عثمان) — Name of Uthman ibn Affan, the third caliph

W

  • Waleed (وليد) — Newborn

Y

  • Yahya (يحيى) — Prophet Yahya (John)
  • Yaqub (يعقوب) — Prophet Yaqub (Jacob)
  • Yasin (ياسين) — From the letters that open Surah Ya-Sin
  • Yasir (ياسر) — Easy, prosperous
  • Yunus (يونس) — Prophet Yunus (Jonah)
  • Yusuf (يوسف) — Prophet Yusuf (Joseph)

Z

  • Zafar (ظفر) — Victory, triumph
  • Zakariya (زكريا) — Prophet Zakariya (Zechariah)
  • Zaki (زكي) — Pure, righteous
  • Zayd (زيد) — Growth, abundance
  • Ziyad (زياد) — Growth, increase
  • Zubair (زبير) — Strong, firm

Muslim girl names

102 names with meanings, A to Z.

A

  • Aaliyah (عالية) — Exalted, sublime
  • Afia (عافية) — Health, wellbeing
  • Aisha (عائشة) — Alive, living
  • Amatullah (أمة الله) — Servant of Allah
  • Amina (آمنة) — Safe, secure, trustworthy
  • Amira (أميرة) — Princess
  • Areej (أريج) — Fragrance
  • Arezoo (آرزو) — Wish, hope
  • Asiya (آسية) — Asiya, the believing wife of Pharaoh
  • Asma (أسماء) — Names
  • Ayah (آية) — Sign; a verse of the Quran
  • Ayla — Halo of light around the moon
  • Aylin — Moon halo; radiance

B

  • Basma (بسمة) — Smile
  • Bushra (بشرى) — Good news

D

  • Defne — Laurel
  • Deniz — Sea
  • Dilshad (دلشاد) — Happy-hearted
  • Dua (دعاء) — Prayer, supplication

E

  • Ece — Queen
  • Elif — The letter alif; slender and upright

F

  • Farah (فرح) — Joy, happiness
  • Fatima (فاطمة) — One who weans; one who abstains
  • Firdaus (فردوس) — The highest garden of Paradise

G

  • Ghada (غادة) — Graceful young woman
  • Gulnar (گلنار) — Pomegranate blossom
  • Gulshan (گلشن) — Rose garden

H

  • Habiba (حبيبة) — Beloved
  • Hadiya (هدية) — Gift
  • Hafsa (حفصة) — Young lioness
  • Hajar (هاجر) — Hajar, wife of Prophet Ibrahim and mother of Ismail
  • Hala (هالة) — Halo around the moon
  • Halima (حليمة) — Gentle, patient
  • Hana (هناء) — Happiness, bliss
  • Hiba (هبة) — Gift
  • Hidaya (هداية) — Guidance
  • Huda (هدى) — Guidance

I

  • Ibtisam (ابتسام) — Smile
  • Ihsan (إحسان) — Excellence, doing good
  • Ilham (إلهام) — Inspiration
  • Iman (إيمان) — Faith
  • Inaya (عناية) — Care, concern

J

  • Jannah (جنة) — Paradise, garden
  • Jumana (جمانة) — Silver pearl

K

  • Karima (كريمة) — Generous, noble
  • Kawthar (كوثر) — Abundance; a river in Paradise
  • Khadija (خديجة) — Early-born child

L

  • Laleh (لاله) — Tulip
  • Latifa (لطيفة) — Gentle, kind
  • Layla (ليلى) — Night
  • Leena (لينة) — Tender; a young palm tree
  • Lubna (لبنى) — Storax tree

M

  • Maha (مها) — Oryx; a symbol of beautiful eyes
  • Mahnoor (ماه‌نور) — Light of the moon
  • Mahrukh (ماه‌رخ) — Moon-faced; beautiful
  • Malak (ملاك) — Angel
  • Manal (منال) — Attainment, achievement
  • Marwa (مروة) — The hill of Marwa beside the Kaaba
  • Maryam (مريم) — Maryam, mother of Prophet Isa (Jesus)
  • Mehr (مهر) — Kindness, love; the sun
  • Muna (منى) — Wishes, hopes

N

  • Nabila (نبيلة) — Noble
  • Najma (نجمة) — Star
  • Nasrin (نسرین) — Wild rose
  • Nawal (نوال) — Gift, favour
  • Nida (نداء) — Call
  • Noor (نور) — Light
  • Nusaiba (نسيبة) — Noble, of good lineage

P

  • Parveen (پروین) — The Pleiades (a star cluster)

R

  • Rabia (رابعة) — Fourth
  • Raheema (رحيمة) — Merciful, compassionate
  • Rahma (رحمة) — Mercy
  • Roya (رویا) — Dream
  • Rukhsana (رخسانه) — Radiant, bright-faced
  • Ruqayya (رقية) — Name of a daughter of the Prophet ﷺ

S

  • Sabira (صابرة) — Patient
  • Sadia (سعدية) — Fortunate, happy
  • Safa (صفا) — Purity; the hill of Safa beside the Kaaba
  • Safiyya (صفية) — Pure; sincere friend
  • Sakina (سكينة) — Tranquillity, calm
  • Salma (سلمى) — Peaceful, safe
  • Salsabil (سلسبيل) — A spring in Paradise
  • Samira (سميرة) — Companion in evening conversation
  • Sana (سناء) — Radiance, brilliance
  • Sara (سارة) — Sara, wife of Prophet Ibrahim
  • Shabnam (شبنم) — Dew
  • Shaima (شيماء) — One with a beauty mark
  • Shifa (شفاء) — Healing
  • Shirin (شیرین) — Sweet
  • Sitara (ستاره) — Star
  • Sumayya (سمية) — High, lofty

T

  • Taraneh (ترانه) — Song, melody
  • Tasneem (تسنيم) — A spring in Paradise

U

  • Uzma (عظمى) — Greatest, supreme

W

  • Wardah (وردة) — Rose

Y

  • Yasmin (یاسمین) — Jasmine
  • Yusra (يسرى) — Ease

Z

  • Zahra (زهراء) — Radiant, shining
  • Zainab (زينب) — A fragrant desert flower
  • Zarina (زرینه) — Golden
  • Zaynah (زينة) — Beauty, adornment
  • Zubaida (زبيدة) — Cream; the best part

Frequently asked questions

What makes a name Islamic?

There is no single official list of Islamic names. Muslims are encouraged to choose names with good meanings. Popular choices include the names of prophets and righteous people, names that express servitude to Allah such as Abdullah and Abdulrahman (described as among the names most beloved to Allah, in Sahih Muslim), and Arabic words with beautiful meanings. Names in Persian, Turkish and other languages with good meanings are also widely used.

What does 'Quranic' mean in this generator?

A name is marked Quranic when the name itself, or the Arabic word it comes from, appears in the Quran. 96 of the names here are marked that way. Plenty of excellent names, including many names of the Prophet's companions, do not appear in the Quran.

Are the meanings accurate?

Each name shows its commonly accepted meaning. Some names have more than one interpretation, and where a literal meaning is disputed we describe who the name honours instead. For religious guidance about a particular name, consult a knowledgeable scholar.

How do I share names with my partner or family?

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