Names with meaning.
And a source you can verify.
Hand-curated set of 93 Islamic names for boys and girls. Every entry has Arabic script, transliteration, English meaning, and a Quranic or Prophetic source. No invented etymology, no fabricated attribution.
Boys' names
50 names of prophets, companions, attributes, and classical Arab tradition.
Browse boys' namesGirls' names
43 names of the mothers of the believers, the Prophet's ﷺ daughters, and divine attributes.
Browse girls' namesWhat the Prophet ﷺ said about names
"You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful." (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).
And: "The most beloved of names to Allah are Abdullah and Abdul-Rahman." (Sahih Muslim 2132).
Three principles for choosing
- Pick a name with a good meaning. Look up the meaning before you commit. The Prophet ﷺ changed people's names when their original names carried a harsh or negative meaning.
- Connect it to something beautiful. A prophet's name, a companion's name, a virtue, an attribute of Allah prefixed with 'Abd' ('servant of'). These names carry their own light forward.
- Don't invent attribution. Many name lists claim historical figures who simply weren't named that. Verify before you tell your child a story about their name.
Names from the Quran and the Sunnah
We weight this library toward names with a verifiable Quranic verse or Prophetic narration attached. Where a name traces to a known companion (sahabi) or one of the mothers of the believers, we say so. Where it's classical Arabic poetry or a more recent coinage, we say that too. No source-laundering, no fabricated chains.
99 Names of Allah
Al-Asma ul-Husna with verse citations.
New Muslim path
30 days, including a lesson on choosing a Muslim name.
iPhone app
The full library, offline, and savable to a shortlist.