Muslim Baby Names أسماء المواليد
Names for boys and girls with Arabic spelling, meaning and origin — from the prophets, the Companions and the Quran.
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Abdullahعبد اللهServant of Allah
Abdur-Rahmanعبد الرحمنServant of the Most Merciful
Abdur-Rahimعبد الرحيمServant of the Bestower of Mercy
Abdul-Malikعبد الملكServant of the King
Abdul-Azizعبد العزيزServant of the Almighty
Abdul-Karimعبد الكريمServant of the Most Generous
Abdul-Hakimعبد الحكيمServant of the All-Wise
Abdul-Latifعبد اللطيفServant of the Most Gentle
Abdul-Hadiعبد الهاديServant of the Guide
Abdul-Basitعبد الباسطServant of the Extender
Abdul-Wahhabعبد الوهابServant of the Bestower
Abdul-Ghaniعبد الغنيServant of the Self-Sufficient
Abdus-Salamعبد السلامServant of the Source of Peace
Abdul-Majidعبد المجيدServant of the Most Glorious
Abdul-Hamidعبد الحميدServant of the Praiseworthy
Abdul-Qadirعبد القادرServant of the All-Capable
Abdul-Wadudعبد الودودServant of the Most Loving
Abdul-Fattahعبد الفتاحServant of the Opener
Abdur-Razzaqعبد الرزاقServant of the Provider
Abdul-Quddusعبد القدوسServant of the Most Holy
Abdul-Halimعبد الحليمServant of the Forbearing
Abdul-Alimعبد العليمServant of the All-Knowing
Abdul-Jalilعبد الجليلServant of the Majestic
Abdul-Mujibعبد المجيبServant of the Responder
Abdul-Wahidعبد الواحدServant of the One
Abdus-Samadعبد الصمدServant of the Eternal Refuge
Abdul-Ghaffarعبد الغفارServant of the Ever-Forgiving
Ubaydullahعبيد اللهLittle servant of Allah
MuhammadمحمدPraised, praiseworthy
AhmadأحمدMost praiseworthy; a name of the Prophet ﷺ
MahmudمحمودPraised
HamidحامدOne who praises Allah
MustafaمصطفىThe chosen one; a title of the Prophet ﷺ
MujtabaمجتبىChosen, selected
AdamآدمThe first man and prophet
NuhنوحProphet Noah
IdrisإدريسProphet Idris
HudهودProphet Hud
SalihصالحRighteous; Prophet Salih
IbrahimإبراهيمProphet Abraham
IsmailإسماعيلProphet Ishmael
IshaqإسحاقProphet Isaac
YaqubيعقوبProphet Jacob
YusufيوسفProphet Joseph
ShuaybشعيبProphet Shu'ayb
AyyubأيوبProphet Job
MusaموسىProphet Moses
HarunهارونProphet Aaron
DawudداودProphet David
SulaymanسليمانProphet Solomon
IlyasإلياسProphet Elijah
YunusيونسProphet Jonah
ZakariyyaزكرياProphet Zechariah
YahyaيحيىProphet John; "he lives"
IsaعيسىProphet Jesus
LuqmanلقمانThe wise man named in the Quran
ImranعمرانProsperity; the family of Maryam
Abu Bakrأبو بكرKunya of the first caliph
UmarعمرLong-lived, flourishing
UthmanعثمانName of the third caliph
AliعليHigh, exalted
HasanحسنGood, handsome
HusaynحسينLittle good one; grandson of the Prophet ﷺ
HamzaحمزةSteadfast, strong
AbbasعباسStern; uncle of the Prophet ﷺ
JafarجعفرStream, small river
BilalبلالMoisture, freshness
KhalidخالدEverlasting
SaadسعدGood fortune
SaidسعيدHappy, fortunate
ZaydزيدGrowth, increase; the Companion named in the Quran
TalhaطلحةA kind of acacia tree
ZubayrزبيرStrong, firm
AnasأنسFriendliness, affection
MuadhمعاذProtected, sheltered
UsamaأسامةLion
AmmarعمارLong-lived; one who builds
SalmanسلمانSafe, peaceful
MusabمصعبStrong-willed
SuhaybصهيبOf reddish hair
AmrعمروLife, long life
YasirياسرEasy, affluent
NumanنعمانBlessing, bounty
QasimقاسمOne who distributes; son of the Prophet ﷺ
FaruqفاروقOne who distinguishes truth from falsehood
Saifullahسيف اللهSword of Allah; title of Khalid ibn al-Walid
HabibحبيبBeloved
HakimحكيمWise
KarimكريمGenerous, noble
RashidرشيدRightly guided
AminأمينTrustworthy
SadiqصادقTruthful
SalimسليمSound, safe
NasirناصرHelper, supporter
NabilنبيلNoble
FarisفارسHorseman, knight
FahdفهدLeopard
FaisalفيصلDecisive judge
HarithحارثCultivator, ploughman
JunaydجنيدLittle soldier
KamalكمالPerfection
MansurمنصورVictorious, aided
NajibنجيبNoble, of good descent
RayyanريانWell-watered; the gate of Paradise for those who fast
RayhanريحانSweet basil; fragrance
SamiساميExalted, sublime
ShakirشاكرGrateful
TariqطارقNight visitor; morning star
TahirطاهرPure
TalibطالبSeeker, student
WalidوليدNewborn
WasimوسيمHandsome
YasinياسينName of a surah of the Quran
TahaطهName of a surah of the Quran
DhakirذاكرOne who remembers Allah
ZahidزاهدAscetic, devout
ZiyadزيادGrowth, abundance
AdilعادلJust, fair
AymanأيمنBlessed, fortunate
AzizعزيزMighty, dear
BadrبدرFull moon
BashirبشيرBringer of good news
HadiهاديGuide
HashimهاشمGreat-grandfather of the Prophet ﷺ
IhsanإحسانExcellence in worship and conduct
IrfanعرفانKnowledge, gratitude
JamalجمالBeauty
JawadجوادGenerous
LabibلبيبSensible, intelligent
MahirماهرSkilful
MunirمنيرRadiant, illuminating
MuhsinمحسنOne who does good
MuminمؤمنBeliever
Nuruddinنور الدينLight of the religion
Salahuddinصلاح الدينRighteousness of the religion
ShamsشمسSun
ZaynزينBeauty, grace
ArifعارفKnowledgeable
AsadأسدLion
HaythamهيثمYoung eagle
IsmatعصمتProtection, chastity
KabirكبيرGreat
MizanميزانBalance, scale
RafiرافعOne who raises
SabirصابرPatient
SiddiqصديقTruthful; title of Abu Bakr
TamimتميمPerfect, complete
UmairعميرLong-lived (diminutive of Umar)
MaryamمريمMother of Prophet Isa; the only woman named in the Quran
KhadijaخديجةEarly-born; first wife of the Prophet ﷺ
AishaعائشةLiving, alive; wife of the Prophet ﷺ
FatimaفاطمةOne who weans; daughter of the Prophet ﷺ
ZaynabزينبFragrant flowering tree; daughter of the Prophet ﷺ
RuqayyaرقيةGentle ascent; daughter of the Prophet ﷺ
HafsaحفصةYoung lioness; wife of the Prophet ﷺ
SafiyyaصفيةPure, chosen; wife of the Prophet ﷺ
MaymunaميمونةBlessed, fortunate; wife of the Prophet ﷺ
RamlaرملةSand; Umm Habibah, wife of the Prophet ﷺ
MariyaماريةMariyah al-Qibtiyyah, mother of Ibrahim
Amatullahأمة اللهFemale servant of Allah
Amatur-Rahmanأمة الرحمنFemale servant of the Most Merciful
AsmaأسماءLofty; Asma bint Abi Bakr
SumayyaسميةHigh, exalted; the first martyr of Islam
NusaybaنسيبةOf noble lineage; Umm Umarah
BarakahبركةBlessing; Umm Ayman
HalimaحليمةGentle, patient; the Prophet's ﷺ wet-nurse
AminaآمنةTrustworthy, secure; mother of the Prophet ﷺ
HajarهاجرMother of Prophet Ismail
SaraسارةWife of Prophet Ibrahim
AsiyaآسيةWife of Pharaoh, a believing woman
RabiaرابعةFourth; spring
AliyaعاليةHigh, exalted
AfifaعفيفةChaste, virtuous
AmalأملHope
AmiraأميرةPrincess, leader
AnisaأنيسةFriendly companion
AzizaعزيزةPrecious, dear
BasmaبسمةSmile
BushraبشرىGood news
DuaدعاءSupplication
FarahفرحJoy
FarihaفريحةHappy, joyful
HabibaحبيبةBeloved
HadiyaهاديةGuide
HanaهناءBliss, happiness
HasnaحسناءBeautiful
HibaهبةGift
HudaهدىGuidance
ImanإيمانFaith
InayaعنايةCare, concern
JamilaجميلةBeautiful
JannahجنةParadise, garden
KawtharكوثرAbundance; a river in Paradise
LabibaلبيبةSensible, wise
LaylaليلىNight
LubnaلبنىStorax tree
MadihaمديحةPraiseworthy
MalakملاكAngel
ManalمنالAttainment
MarwaمروةA hill near the Kaaba
MunaمنىWishes, hopes
NabilaنبيلةNoble
NailaنائلةAchiever
NajmaنجمةStar
NasimaنسيمةGentle breeze
NurنورLight
NuraنورةLight
RahmaرحمةMercy
RayhanaريحانةSweet basil
RidaرضاContentment, pleasure
RimريمWhite antelope
SabiraصابرةPatient
SafaصفاA hill near the Kaaba; purity
SakinaسكينةTranquillity
SalmaسلمىPeaceful, safe
SamiraسميرةCompanion in evening conversation
ShifaشفاءHealing
TasnimتسنيمA fountain in Paradise
ThurayyaثرياThe Pleiades
WafaوفاءLoyalty, faithfulness
YasminياسمينJasmine
YusraيسرىEase
ZahraزهراءRadiant; a title of Fatimah
ZakiyyaزكيةPure
ZubaydaزبيدةElite; wife of Harun al-Rashid
LinaلينةTender palm tree
DurraدرةPearl
LuluلؤلؤPearl
IlhamإلهامInspiration
InsafإنصافFairness, justice
FirdawsفردوسThe highest Paradise
HamidaحميدةPraiseworthy
KarimaكريمةGenerous, noble
LatifaلطيفةGentle, kind
MuminaمؤمنةBeliever
MuslimaمسلمةOne who submits to Allah
SalihaصالحةRighteous
TahiraطاهرةPure
WardaوردةRose
AafiyaعافيةWell-being, good health
AbidaعابدةWorshipper
HafizaحافظةGuardian; one who memorises the Quran
KulthumكلثومFull-cheeked; Umm Kulthum, daughter of the Prophet ﷺ
MahiraماهرةSkilful
MasumaمعصومةProtected, innocent
NaimaنعيمةBlessed, comfortable
QamarقمرMoon
RaniyaرانيةGazing
SadiyaسعديةFortunate
TayyibaطيبةGood, pure
UzmaعظمىGreatest
Naming in the Sunnah
Choose a good name
The Prophet ﷺ said: “The most beloved of your names to Allah are 'Abdullah and 'Abdur-Rahman.” (Sahih Muslim 2132) He also changed names with bad meanings.
The seventh day
It is sunnah to name the child, shave the head, give its weight in silver in charity, and offer the 'aqiqah on the seventh day (Sunan Abi Dawud 2838). Naming earlier is also permitted.
'Abd + a Name of Allah
Compound names beginning with 'Abd should only be joined to one of Allah's names, such as 'Abd al-Karim — never to a created being.
Names to avoid
Names that claim divinity or absolute qualities belonging to Allah alone, names with bad meanings, and names associated with false deities.
Frequently Asked Questions
Must a Muslim name be Arabic?
No. Any name with a good meaning that does not contradict Islam is allowed. Arabic names are common because of their connection to the Quran and early Muslims.
Can a convert keep their original name?
Yes, unless its meaning conflicts with Islam.