BabyNamesMap

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Persian names

The most given names in 2025 where Wiktionary files the name under “Persian”, 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. #119Esther“star”2,277 babies
  2. #206JasmineEditor’s note Down from #110 in 2015 to #206 in 2025 in the US1,481 babies
  3. #385KiraEditor’s note Down from #361 in 2015 to #385 in 2025 in the US801 babies
  4. #710JazminEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2006, with 2,240 babies; 395 in 2025395 babies
  5. #723SamiraEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1961, with 5 babies387 babies
  6. #862SorayaEditor’s note Up from #1,227 in 2015 to #862 in 2025 in the US313 babies
  7. #992JazmineEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #446 in 2015, #992 in 2025255 babies
  8. #1,096KieraVariant of Keira, meaning “black, dark, little dark one”219 babies
  9. #1,309RoxanneEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1954, with 2,232 babies; 170 in 2025170 babies
  10. #1,373SanaiEditor’s note 160 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales160 babies
  11. #1,406JasminEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2006, with 1,945 babies; 155 in 2025155 babies
  12. #1,855DariaEditor’s note About 1 in 15,000 US girls in the 2025 records107 babies
  13. #2,354RoxanaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1991, with 315 babies; 77 in 202577 babies
  14. #2,822RoxannaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1988, with 316 babies; 60 in 202560 babies
  15. #6,546NazaninEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1979, with 5 babies17 babies
  16. #7,133ShirinEditor’s note About 1 in 110,000 US girls in the 2025 records15 babies
  17. #8,362VashtiEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -ti like Dhriti and Ashanti12 babies
  18. #9,457ShireenEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #4,201 vs #9,457 in 202510 babies
  19. #10,107Elham“inspiration”9 babies
  20. #13,208FaryalEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #2,440 vs #13,208 in 20256 babies
  21. #13,208RoxaneEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #5,927 vs #13,208 in 20256 babies
  22. #14,942HesterForm of Esther, meaning “star”5 babies

Boys · US 2025

  1. #129JasperEditor’s note Up from #214 in 2015 to #129 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 610 US boys in the 2025 records2,804 babies
  2. #268CyrusEditor’s note Up from #469 in 2015 to #268 in 2025 in the US1,284 babies
  3. #669Ahmad“praiseworthy”407 babies
  4. #788DariusEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1994, with 2,184 babies; 322 in 2025322 babies
  5. #924CasperVariant of Caspar, meaning “a given name”255 babies
  6. #2,676DaraEditor’s note Used for both: 19% of US babies named Dara in 2025 were boys48 babies
  7. #3,949MehdiEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1976, with 7 babies27 babies
  8. #4,857Caspar“a given name”20 babies
  9. #5,399Xerxes“ruler among kings”17 babies
  10. #7,194MujtabaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,897 vs #7,194 in 202511 babies
  11. #7,194Shehzad“king + son of”11 babies
  12. #8,243Elham“inspiration”9 babies
  13. #8,910BijanEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1968, with 6 babies8 babies
  14. #8,910ShadiEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1975, with 7 babies8 babies
  15. #9,714Balthazar“May Bel protect the king”7 babies
  16. #9,714RostamEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2015, with 5 babies7 babies
  17. #12,008FarhadEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1972, with 7 babies5 babies
  18. #12,008SikandarForm of Alexander, meaning “to defend + man”5 babies

Girls · England & Wales 2025

  1. #102JasmineEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #48 in 2015, #102 in 2025455 babies
  2. #150Esther“star”333 babies
  3. #451KiraEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2000, with 337 babies; 89 in 202589 babies
  4. #526SorayaEditor’s note Up from #722 in 2015 to #526 in 2025 in England & Wales76 babies
  5. #807DariaEditor’s note Down from #449 in 2015 to #807 in 2025 in England & Wales45 babies
  6. #951KieraVariant of Keira, meaning “black, dark, little dark one”37 babies
  7. #997SamiraEditor’s note Down from #984 in 2015 to #997 in 2025 in England & Wales34 babies
  8. #1,407JasminEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #478 in 2015, #1,407 in 202522 babies
  9. #1,512RoxanneEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2009, with 212 babies; 20 in 202520 babies
  10. #1,639JazmineEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #794 in 2015, #1,639 in 202518 babies
  11. #1,892HesterForm of Esther, meaning “star”15 babies
  12. #2,278RoxanaEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -na like Sienna and Luna12 babies
  13. #2,440FaryalEditor’s note About 1 in 23,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records11 babies
  14. #3,705JazminEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #819 in 2015, #3,705 in 20256 babies
  15. #4,201Elham“inspiration”5 babies
  16. #4,201RoxannaEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -na like Sienna and Luna5 babies
  17. #4,201ShireenEditor’s note About 1 in 51,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records5 babies
  18. #5,927DibaEditor’s note About 1 in 84,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records3 babies
  19. #5,927RoxaneEditor’s note About 1 in 84,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records3 babies

Boys · England & Wales 2025

  1. #63JasperEditor’s note Up from #104 in 2015 to #63 in 2025 in England & Wales802 babies
  2. #167CasperVariant of Caspar, meaning “a given name”304 babies
  3. #218Ahmad“praiseworthy”229 babies
  4. #432CyrusEditor’s note Up from #779 in 2015 to #432 in 2025 in England & Wales91 babies
  5. #478DariusEditor’s note Down from #399 in 2015 to #478 in 2025 in England & Wales81 babies
  6. #728Caspar“a given name”48 babies
  7. #1,007DaraEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,007 vs #2,676 in 202530 babies
  8. #1,897MujtabaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,897 vs #7,194 in 202513 babies
  9. #2,269SeyedVariant of Sayyid, meaning “Master, Lord, the nobleman”10 babies
  10. #2,440MehdiEditor’s note About 1 in 30,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records9 babies
  11. #2,440Shehzad“king + son of”9 babies
  12. #2,664Elham“inspiration”8 babies
  13. #3,684Balthazar“May Bel protect the king”5 babies
  14. #4,275Xerxes“ruler among kings”4 babies
  15. #5,137ShadiEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -di like Rudi and Hadi3 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).