Arabic Boy Names
Showing 33
of 2,583 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umaru | Life, flourishing | Arabic, Fulfulde, Hausa | Boy | — | |
| Usain | Diminutive of Hussein/Hasan - 'little handsome one' or 'good/beautiful (little)' | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Usama | Lion | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Utaybi | Belonging to or descended from the Utaybah (Al-Otaibi) tribe | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Uthmen | From the Arabic ʿUthmān; traditionally interpreted as 'young bustard' (a type of bird); historically associated with the third Islamic caliph Uthman ibn Affan. | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Uzeyir | Helper, aid | Arabic, Turkish | Boy | — | |
| Wael | Seeker of refuge; one who takes refuge or returns to safety. | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Wajid | Finder; perceiver | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Waqar | Dignity; honor; prestige | Arabic, Persian, Urdu | Boy | — | |
| Warith | Heir; inheritor | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Wazir | Minister; high-ranking advisor or counselor (vizier) | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| xaden | Modern/invented name commonly associated with meanings of related names: "God has heard" (Jadon), "growth/abundance" (Zayd), or "little fire" (Aidan). | Arabic, English | Boy | — | |
| Xalil | Friend; intimate friend; beloved | Arabic, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Ya'qub | Supplanter; 'holder of the heel' or 'one who follows' | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Yaqob | Heel-holder | Arabic, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yarallah | Friend/beloved of God (literally “Yar” = friend/beloved + Allah = God) | Arabic, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Yarub | Name of a legendary ancestor of the Arabs; from the root ʿ-r-b meaning 'Arab' - 'one who is Arab' or 'related to Arabness.' | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Yasus | Form of Jesus - "God saves" (from Hebrew Yeshua/Yehoshua) | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Yismail | God will hear | Arabic, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yunan | Arabic/Persian: 'Greece' or 'Greek'. Chinese (Yúnnán): 'south of the clouds' (name of a province). | Arabic, Chinese, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Zabin | Uncertain - possibly related to Arabic/Urdu 'zabān' (language/speech) or a regional variant of names from the root 'zayn' (beauty); exact meaning varies by region and usage. | Arabic, Polish, Urdu | Boy | — | |
| Zabit | Officer; inspector; one who maintains order | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Zafran | Saffron (the spice); connotations of golden color, fragrance, and value | Arabic, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Zail | Administrative division | Arabic, Persian, Punjabi | Boy | — | |
| zakahaar | God has remembered; remembrance | Arabic, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Zareb | Enclosure; barrier | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Zayeed | Increasing; growth; abundance | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Zulfikar | Possessor of notches | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Zulfiqar | Name of Imam Ali’s legendary sword; literally 'possessor of the spine' and commonly understood as 'split/forked blade' or 'cleft sword'. | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Zulfugar | Named for Zulfiqar, the legendary sword of Imam Ali - broadly ‘owner/possessor of the cleaving sword’ | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Şemseddin | Sun of the religion (sun of the faith) | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| Şükrü | Gratitude, thankfulness | Arabic, Turkish | Boy | — | |
| ستار | The Concealer, Veiler - one who hides or pardons faults (As-Sattār is an epithet of God) | Arabic | Boy | — |
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