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Arabic names

The most given names in 2025 where Wiktionary files the name under “Arabic”, up to 50 girls and 50 boys. A name can have more than one origin, so it can appear in several of these lists. Names Wiktionary hasn’t tagged are left out.

Girls · US 2025

  1. #36LaylaEditor’s note Down from #30 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US5,338 babies
  2. #80LylaEditor’s note Up from #141 in 2015 to #80 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 520 US girls in the 2025 records3,089 babies
  3. #90Sarah“masters, princes”2,710 babies
  4. #101AaliyahEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1976, with 18 babies2,607 babies
  5. #132Amira“princess”2,168 babies
  6. #186Lila“lilac”1,670 babies
  7. #212Zara“flower”1,432 babies
  8. #259LeilaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #247 in 2015 and #259 in 20251,193 babies
  9. #263Aliyah“ascent”1,188 babies
  10. #315Amina“faithful, trustworthy”970 babies
  11. #330FatimaSpanish and Portuguese, meaning “abstainer”931 babies
  12. #337AishaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #106 vs #337 in 2025910 babies
  13. #351MaryamEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #52 vs #351 in 2025869 babies
  14. #413Laila“night”755 babies
  15. #490AmirahVariant of Amira, meaning “princess”603 babies
  16. #538ZahraEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1973, with 8 babies562 babies
  17. #565Nadia“Nadia; tender”531 babies
  18. #584LylahEditor’s note Up from #629 in 2015 to #584 in 2025 in the US503 babies
  19. #587AliaFeminine form of Ali, meaning “high, exalted”499 babies
  20. #611LeylaEditor’s note Up from #782 in 2015 to #611 in 2025 in the US478 babies
  21. #624Sariyah“a cloud that comes by night”468 babies
  22. #659Noor“light”435 babies
  23. #955YasminEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2006, with 1,018 babies; 269 in 2025269 babies
  24. #965AleahEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #444 in 2015, #965 in 2025265 babies
  25. #980KhadijaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #146 vs #980 in 2025258 babies
  26. #1,160AminahVariant of Amina, meaning “faithful, trustworthy”200 babies
  27. #1,183YasmineEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1999, with 701 babies; 196 in 2025196 babies
  28. #1,250LaylahEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1975, with 5 babies179 babies
  29. #1,279Saniyah“radiant”175 babies
  30. #1,326Farrah“iron worker, smith”168 babies
  31. #1,348Farah“joy”164 babies
  32. #1,396AyeshaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #229 vs #1,396 in 2025156 babies
  33. #1,427ZarahEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1968, with 5 babies151 babies
  34. #1,484Zaynab“fragrant flower”144 babies
  35. #1,592LailahEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2010, with 451 babies; 131 in 2025131 babies
  36. #1,643SamiyahEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,643 vs #4,201 in 2025126 babies
  37. #1,652LeilahEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,652 vs #4,201 in 2025125 babies
  38. #1,684Jamila“beautiful”122 babies
  39. #1,692YasmeenEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1970, with 5 babies121 babies
  40. #1,710MarwaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #306 vs #1,710 in 2025119 babies
  41. #1,733Huda“guidance”117 babies
  42. #1,855YasminaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1969, with 7 babies107 babies
  43. #1,902HalimaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #335 vs #1,902 in 2025102 babies
  44. #2,064ImanEditor’s note Used for both: 51% of US babies named Iman in 2025 were girls91 babies
  45. #2,139Rihanna“basil; myrtle”87 babies
  46. #2,153LeyaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1968, with 9 babies86 babies
  47. #2,368LelaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1921, with 907 babies; 76 in 202576 babies
  48. #2,514SyedaFeminine form of Sayyid, meaning “Master, Lord, the nobleman”70 babies
  49. #2,691Malika“queen”64 babies
  50. #2,778Mona“noble”61 babies

Boys · US 2025

  1. #99RyanEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1985, with 29,905 babies; 3,532 in 20253,532 babies
  2. #105Amir“commander, prince”3,297 babies
  3. #239Muhammad“praised, commendable, laudable”1,473 babies
  4. #251Zayn“beauty”1,381 babies
  5. #260OmarEditor’s note Down from #217 in 2015 to #260 in 2025 in the US1,333 babies
  6. #306Ali“high, exalted”1,116 babies
  7. #351IbrahimEditor’s note Up from #436 in 2015 to #351 in 2025 in the US939 babies
  8. #384Khalil“friend”826 babies
  9. #437MalikEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1996, with 4,026 babies; 724 in 2025724 babies
  10. #449YusufSame root as Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”698 babies
  11. #469MusaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #64 vs #469 in 2025651 babies
  12. #486NasirEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #486 vs #2,133 in 2025617 babies
  13. #527MohamedVariant of Muhammad, meaning “praised, commendable, laudable”568 babies
  14. #541Hamza“lion”556 babies
  15. #561MohammadVariant of Muhammad, meaning “praised, commendable, laudable”529 babies
  16. #588RayanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #178 vs #588 in 2025499 babies
  17. #595MohammedVariant of Muhammad, meaning “praised, commendable, laudable”486 babies
  18. #615YahyaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #81 vs #615 in 2025455 babies
  19. #625Hassan“doer of good”447 babies
  20. #632ZaydEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #181 vs #632 in 2025442 babies
  21. #669Ahmad“praiseworthy”407 babies
  22. #675ZaidEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1969, with 5 babies402 babies
  23. #679SalemEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #679 vs #1,359 in 2025400 babies
  24. #686OmariEditor’s note Down from #508 in 2015 to #686 in 2025 in the US397 babies
  25. #694IdrisEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #142 vs #694 in 2025391 babies
  26. #701KareemVariant of Karim, meaning “noble, generous”383 babies
  27. #703AhmedVariant of Ahmad, meaning “praiseworthy”382 babies
  28. #738ZahirEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1973, with 7 babies356 babies
  29. #744YousefEditor’s note Up from #788 in 2015 to #744 in 2025 in the US349 babies
  30. #760Mustafa“the chosen one”339 babies
  31. #763Abdullah“servant of God”337 babies
  32. #893LaithEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #254 vs #893 in 2025266 babies
  33. #929IsaDiminutive of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”253 babies
  34. #940Khalid“immortal; glorious; eternal”250 babies
  35. #969ImranEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1970, with 8 babies237 babies
  36. #980AmeerEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1969, with 14 babies233 babies
  37. #1,064IsmailSame root as Ishmael, meaning “God hears, God will hear”204 babies
  38. #1,084Karim“noble, generous”198 babies
  39. #1,095AymanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #241 vs #1,095 in 2025196 babies
  40. #1,097RamiEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1963, with 5 babies195 babies
  41. #1,112Sami“high, exalted”193 babies
  42. #1,128Zakariya“Yahweh has remembered”189 babies
  43. #1,145Hasan“fine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong”184 babies
  44. #1,156Osman“a god + protection, hand”181 babies
  45. #1,159UmarEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #234 vs #1,159 in 2025180 babies
  46. #1,196Jamal“beauty”169 babies
  47. #1,212BilalEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #408 vs #1,212 in 2025167 babies
  48. #1,499HakeemEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1971, with 9 babies117 babies
  49. #1,539Adnan“settler”112 babies
  50. #1,585SaidEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1961, with 6 babies107 babies

Girls · England & Wales 2025

  1. #50LaylaEditor’s note Down from #35 in 2015 to #50 in 2025 in England & Wales833 babies
  2. #52MaryamEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #52 vs #351 in 2025825 babies
  3. #61LylaEditor’s note Up from #121 in 2015 to #61 in 2025 in England & Wales751 babies
  4. #73Zara“flower”625 babies
  5. #79FatimaSpanish and Portuguese, meaning “abstainer”598 babies
  6. #106AishaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #106 vs #337 in 2025436 babies
  7. #116ZahraEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #116 vs #538 in 2025418 babies
  8. #124Amira“princess”396 babies
  9. #131Sarah“masters, princes”371 babies
  10. #132AaliyahEditor’s note Steady in England & Wales: #133 in 2015 and #132 in 2025368 babies
  11. #146KhadijaEditor’s note Up from #186 in 2015 to #146 in 2025 in England & Wales340 babies
  12. #179Lila“lilac”277 babies
  13. #181Noor“light”274 babies
  14. #197SyedaFeminine form of Sayyid, meaning “Master, Lord, the nobleman”255 babies
  15. #205Amina“faithful, trustworthy”238 babies
  16. #229AyeshaEditor’s note Down from #196 in 2015 to #229 in 2025 in England & Wales204 babies
  17. #246AmirahVariant of Amira, meaning “princess”189 babies
  18. #268LeilaEditor’s note Down from #177 in 2015 to #268 in 2025 in England & Wales171 babies
  19. #295Laila“night”151 babies
  20. #301Zaynab“fragrant flower”149 babies
  21. #306MarwaEditor’s note Up from #448 in 2015 to #306 in 2025 in England & Wales143 babies
  22. #318YasminEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 1996, with 661 babies; 137 in 2025137 babies
  23. #335HalimaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #335 vs #1,902 in 2025129 babies
  24. #345Aliyah“ascent”125 babies
  25. #396Huda“guidance”105 babies
  26. #403LeylaEditor’s note Up from #467 in 2015 to #403 in 2025 in England & Wales101 babies
  27. #468LylahEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,007 in 2015, #468 in 202585 babies
  28. #490AminahVariant of Amina, meaning “faithful, trustworthy”81 babies
  29. #490Nadia“Nadia; tender”81 babies
  30. #551YasmineEditor’s note Up from #625 in 2015 to #551 in 2025 in England & Wales72 babies
  31. #747AliaFeminine form of Ali, meaning “high, exalted”49 babies
  32. #763ImanEditor’s note Used for both: 72% of England & Wales babies named Iman in 2025 were girls48 babies
  33. #778Farah“joy”47 babies
  34. #845ZarahEditor’s note Up from #891 in 2015 to #845 in 2025 in England & Wales42 babies
  35. #997LaylahEditor’s note Up from #1,240 in 2015 to #997 in 2025 in England & Wales34 babies
  36. #997LeyaEditor’s note Up from #1,783 in 2015 to #997 in 2025 in England & Wales34 babies
  37. #1,133YasmeenEditor’s note About 1 in 8,700 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records29 babies
  38. #1,166Lulu“pearl”28 babies
  39. #1,197Malika“queen”27 babies
  40. #1,229Amatullah“servant of God”26 babies
  41. #1,315ZeenatEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,315 vs #6,546 in 202524 babies
  42. #1,454AfiaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,454 vs #5,099 in 202521 babies
  43. #1,454YasminaEditor’s note About 1 in 12,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records21 babies
  44. #1,719ManalEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -al like Amal and Ayzal17 babies
  45. #1,719Sahar“dawn”17 babies
  46. #1,809Jamila“beautiful”16 babies
  47. #1,892Mona“noble”15 babies
  48. #1,892Noreen“light”15 babies
  49. #1,892Rihanna“basil; myrtle”15 babies
  50. #1,892ZohraEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,892 vs #9,457 in 202515 babies

Boys · England & Wales 2025

  1. #1Muhammad“praised, commendable, laudable”5,957 babies
  2. #20MohammedVariant of Muhammad, meaning “praised, commendable, laudable”1,712 babies
  3. #55MohammadVariant of Muhammad, meaning “praised, commendable, laudable”895 babies
  4. #64MusaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #162 in 2015, #64 in 2025798 babies
  5. #64YusufSame root as Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”798 babies
  6. #70IbrahimEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #70 vs #351 in 2025731 babies
  7. #81YahyaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #81 vs #615 in 2025625 babies
  8. #103Ali“high, exalted”502 babies
  9. #120Zakariya“Yahweh has remembered”421 babies
  10. #129Hamza“lion”385 babies
  11. #129MuhammedVariant of Muhammad, meaning “praised, commendable, laudable”385 babies
  12. #133Zayn“beauty”376 babies
  13. #135RyanEditor’s note Down from #69 in 2015 to #135 in 2025 in England & Wales374 babies
  14. #142IdrisEditor’s note Up from #280 in 2015 to #142 in 2025 in England & Wales368 babies
  15. #157OmarEditor’s note Up from #217 in 2015 to #157 in 2025 in England & Wales332 babies
  16. #162Abdullah“servant of God”327 babies
  17. #168AhmedVariant of Ahmad, meaning “praiseworthy”300 babies
  18. #170Mustafa“the chosen one”298 babies
  19. #177AbdulEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #177 vs #1,867 in 2025292 babies
  20. #178RayanEditor’s note Steady in England & Wales: #184 in 2015 and #178 in 2025291 babies
  21. #181ZaydEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #363 in 2015, #181 in 2025285 babies
  22. #209MohamedVariant of Muhammad, meaning “praised, commendable, laudable”240 babies
  23. #212Amir“commander, prince”238 babies
  24. #218Ahmad“praiseworthy”229 babies
  25. #234UmarEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #234 vs #1,159 in 2025214 babies
  26. #238IsaDiminutive of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”207 babies
  27. #241AymanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #241 vs #1,095 in 2025203 babies
  28. #243IsmailSame root as Ishmael, meaning “God hears, God will hear”200 babies
  29. #247Hassan“doer of good”191 babies
  30. #252Khalid“immortal; glorious; eternal”185 babies
  31. #254LaithEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #254 vs #893 in 2025181 babies
  32. #271Sami“high, exalted”168 babies
  33. #282MalikEditor’s note Up from #423 in 2015 to #282 in 2025 in England & Wales160 babies
  34. #331Khalil“friend”128 babies
  35. #334HussainEditor’s note Up from #393 in 2015 to #334 in 2025 in England & Wales127 babies
  36. #342AyyubEditor’s note Up from #656 in 2015 to #342 in 2025 in England & Wales124 babies
  37. #349YaqubAzerbaijani form of Jacob, meaning “May He Heel”121 babies
  38. #376ZaidEditor’s note Up from #577 in 2015 to #376 in 2025 in England & Wales110 babies
  39. #389DawudEditor’s note Up from #656 in 2015 to #389 in 2025 in England & Wales106 babies
  40. #408BilalEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #408 vs #1,212 in 202599 babies
  41. #418SulaimanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #418 vs #1,585 in 202596 babies
  42. #422YousefEditor’s note Up from #553 in 2015 to #422 in 2025 in England & Wales95 babies
  43. #436UsmanEditor’s note Up from #656 in 2015 to #436 in 2025 in England & Wales90 babies
  44. #448Hasan“fine, good, good-looking, handsome, manly; strong”86 babies
  45. #474Osman“a god + protection, hand”82 babies
  46. #478ImranEditor’s note Up from #500 in 2015 to #478 in 2025 in England & Wales81 babies
  47. #487KareemVariant of Karim, meaning “noble, generous”79 babies
  48. #529HaroonEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #529 vs #1,778 in 202573 babies
  49. #563Hashim“breaker of bread”69 babies
  50. #585Adnan“settler”66 babies

Counts and ranks: US Social Security Administration (2025, names given to 5 or more babies) and Office for National Statistics (2025, names given to 3 or more babies). US ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank; England & Wales ranks are as published. Origins: Wiktionary category tags. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).