Arabic Boy Names
Showing 50
of 2,583 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameer | Prince; commander; ruler; leader | Arabic | Boy | 2,447 #51 | |
| Zahir | Manifest, evident, apparent; (by extension) shining, visible | Arabic | Boy | 2,447 #52 | |
| Fares | Knight; horseman | Arabic | Boy | 2,306 #53 | |
| Djibril | God is my strength | Arabic, French, Hebrew | Boy | 2,191 #54 | |
| Kabir | Great; powerful; mighty | Arabic | Boy | 2,126 #55 | |
| Zakariya | God (Yahweh) has remembered | Arabic | Boy | 2,080 #56 | |
| Iyad | Support, strength; a strong support or protector | Arabic | Boy | 2,052 #57 | |
| Damir | Slavic: from elements da + mir, often interpreted as 'giver of peace' or 'peaceful'; Arabic: 'conscience' (ضَمِير); Turkish: associated with Demir 'iron'. | Arabic, Slavic, Turkish | Boy | 2,017 #58 | |
| Anis | Friendly, sociable; intimate companion | Arabic | Boy | 1,995 #59 | |
| Amar | Sanskrit/Hindi: "immortal, deathless." Arabic (عمار/Ammār): "long-lived; one who builds or cultivates." | Arabic, Hindi, Sanskrit | Boy | 1,985 #60 | |
| Lamar | Originally 'the sea' (from Old French la mer); sometimes associated with Arabic 'Ammar' meaning 'one who builds' or 'long-lived'. | Arabic, English, French | Boy | 1,919 #61 | |
| Salim | Safe, sound, intact | Arabic | Boy | 1,826 #62 | |
| Hakeem | Wise; judicious; learned (historically also a physician or sage) | Arabic | Boy | 1,817 #63 | |
| Rayane | From Arabic meaning 'well‑watered, luxuriant' and in Islamic tradition 'one of the gates of Paradise'; sometimes compared to Irish 'Ryan' meaning 'little king'. | Arabic | Boy | 1,786 #64 | |
| Osman | Derived from Arabic ʿUthmān, likely meaning 'young bustard' (a type of bird); historically associated with Uthman ibn Affan, the third Caliph. | Arabic | Boy | 1,782 #65 | |
| Abdallah | Servant of God (servant of Allah) | Arabic | Boy | 1,762 #66 | |
| Rayyan | Luxuriant, well-watered, quenched; name of a gate of Paradise (often rendered 'gate of Heaven') | Arabic | Boy | 1,735 #67 | |
| Sofiane | From the Arabic name Sufyan; commonly interpreted as "fast-moving" or described in some sources as "pure/devout" (exact nuance varies by source). | Arabic | Boy | 1,727 #68 | |
| Nazir | Arabic: 'supervisor/overseer' (and related forms 'warner'); Hebrew: 'consecrated' (Nazirite) | Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu | Boy | 1,713 #69 | |
| Issam | Protector; safeguard; one who preserves or defends | Arabic | Boy | 1,691 #70 | |
| Marwan | From Arabic 'marw' meaning 'flint' or 'quartz' - figuratively 'strong, solid' | Arabic | Boy | 1,674 #71 | |
| Hasan | Handsome; good; beautiful | Arabic | Boy | 1,622 #72 | |
| Raheem | Merciful; compassionate | Arabic | Boy | 1,591 #73 | |
| Yasin | From the Quranic chapter title 'Yā Sīn'; exact meaning is uncertain - traditionally used as an honorific epithet of the Prophet Muhammad. | Arabic | Boy | 1,545 #74 | |
| Amare | From Latin 'amare' meaning 'to love' (interpreted as 'loving' or 'beloved'); in Amharic it can mean 'handsome' or 'beautiful'. | Amharic, Arabic, English, Latin, Sanskrit | Boy | 1,479 #75 | |
| Said | Happy; fortunate; blessed | Arabic | Boy | 1,479 #76 | |
| Yasir | Easy; one who makes things easy; by extension prosperous/wealthy | Arabic | Boy | 1,454 #77 | |
| Syed | Master, lord | Arabic | Boy | 1,442 #78 | |
| Mahdi | Rightly guided | Arabic | Boy | 1,430 #79 | |
| Rashad | Rightly guided; having good sense or wisdom | Arabic | Boy | 1,417 #80 | |
| Yasser | Easy; prosperous | Arabic | Boy | 1,397 #81 | |
| Rami | Arabic: "archer" or "one who throws"; Hebrew: "exalted" or "high" | Arabic, Hebrew | Boy | 1,377 #82 | |
| Tahj | Crown | Arabic | Boy | 1,349 #83 | |
| Salman | From the Arabic root S-L-M: 'safe, secure' or 'peaceful'. | Arabic | Boy | 1,342 #84 | |
| Umar | Flourishing, long-lived; life | Arabic | Boy | 1,340 #85 | |
| Abdoulaye | Servant of God | Arabic, French | Boy | 1,328 #86 | |
| Kanan | In Sanskrit (Kānan) 'forest, grove'; as a variant of Canaan linked to the ancient region; in Japanese meaning varies by kanji. | Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese, Sanskrit | Boy | 1,328 #87 | |
| Tariq | He who knocks; night visitor; (poetically) morning star | Arabic | Boy | 1,278 #88 | |
| Walid | Newborn; infant; newly born | Arabic | Boy | 1,275 #89 | |
| Amen | Truly; so be it | Arabic, Hebrew | Boy | 1,260 #90 | |
| Akeem | Wise; judicious (from Arabic 'Hakim' meaning wise, also connotes judge or physician) | Arabic | Boy | 1,252 #91 | |
| Abdul | From Arabic ʿabd, meaning 'servant' - commonly theophoric prefix 'servant of' (e.g., Abdullah 'servant of God'). | Arabic | Boy | 1,246 #92 | |
| Ziya | Light, radiance | Arabic, Turkish | Boy | 1,208 #93 | |
| Saad | Fortunate, lucky, prosperous; happiness | Arabic | Boy | 1,207 #94 | |
| Ibrahima | Father of multitudes | Arabic, Hebrew | Boy | 1,195 #95 | |
| Akram | More generous; most generous | Arabic | Boy | 1,193 #96 | |
| Sultan | Authority, ruler | Arabic, Turkish | Boy | 1,189 #97 | |
| Amin | Trustworthy; faithful; honest | Arabic | Boy | 1,153 #98 | |
| Khaled | Eternal; immortal; everlasting | Arabic | Boy | 1,146 #99 | |
| Yunus | Dove | Arabic, Turkish | Boy | 1,146 #100 |
Arabic Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Arabic-origin name in our dataset.
2,583
Names in this origin
61
With data in 2025
0
Births 2025
173,586
Peak year 0