Islamic baby names
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Hand-curated set of 575 Islamic names for boys and girls. Every entry has Arabic script, transliteration, English meaning, origin, and a Quranic or Prophetic source. No invented etymology, no fabricated attribution.
575
Total names
335
Boys' names
244
Girls' names
240
Quranic-rooted
Most-given boys' names
ٱلْأَوْلَادمُحَمَّد
Muhammad
Praised, worthy of praise
عَبْدُ ٱللَّٰه
Abdullah
Servant of Allah
عَبْدُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰن
Abdul-Rahman
Servant of the Most Merciful
يُوسُف
Yusuf
Allah will increase, He will add
إِبْرَاهِيم
Ibrahim
Father of many nations
عَلِيّ
Ali
Exalted, high
عُمَر
Umar
Long-lived, flourishing
حَمْزَة
Hamza
Lion, strong
زَيْد
Zaid
Growth, increase
خَالِد
Khalid
Eternal, everlasting
Most-given girls' names
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What 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 it up before you commit. The Prophet ﷺ changed names when the original carried a harsh meaning.
- Connect it to something beautiful. A prophet, a companion, a virtue, or an attribute of Allah prefixed with 'Abd' (servant of).
- 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.
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فَأَحْسِنُوا أَسْمَاءَكُمْ
Make their name beautiful.
The name a child carries is the name they will be called on the Day they meet their Lord. Pick one with meaning. We cite the source on every page so you can know what you are choosing.