Iranian Boy Names
Iranian male names primarily come from Persian and other Iranian languages, with strong influences from pre-Islamic (Avestan and Middle Persian) sources and later Persian literature. Persian lacks grammatical gender, so male usage is set by convention and historical association. Distinctive masculine patterns include compounds with elements like mehr, far, and khodā, and endings such as -dad, -shah, and -yar that denote gifting, rulership, or companionship. Names tied to kings, epic heroes, and Zoroastrian theonyms are common.
Modern usage often blends revived pre-Islamic forms with Persian lexical names. Examples in use include Aras, Farhad, Kiumarz, Koohyar, Mazdack, Ormazd, Peywand, and Saviz.
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aras | Name of the Aras (Araks) River; used as a masculine given name in Anatolian and Caucasian cultures. | Armenian, Iranian, Persian, Turkish | Boy | 476 #1 | |
| Tiger | Tiger | English, Greek, Iranian | Boy | 322 #2 | |
| Vardan | Rose | Armenian, Iranian | Boy | 56 #3 | |
| Farhad | Merited, deserved | Iranian, Persian | Boy | 20 #4 | |
| Ariobarzanes | From Old Iranian elements ariya ('Aryan, noble') + barzāna ('exalted, high') - roughly 'exalting the Aryans' or 'noble/exalted Aryan'. | Iranian | Boy | — | |
| Aryamana | 'Companion' or 'noble friend' - name of a Vedic deity associated with hospitality and friendship | Iranian, Sanskrit | Boy | — | |
| Hormizd | Wise lord | Iranian | Boy | — | |
| Kiumarz | Name of the mythological first man and first king - primordial ancestor | Iranian, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Koohyar | Friend or companion of the mountain; mountain dweller / mountaineer | Iranian, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Mazdack | Devotee or follower of Ahura Mazda; 'of Mazda' or 'little Mazda' | Iranian, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Omead | Hope | Iranian, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Omidvar | Hopeful; one who has or brings hope | Iranian, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Ormazd | Lord of Wisdom (Wise Lord) | Iranian, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Peywand | Link, bond, connection, union | Iranian, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Saviz | Unclear - no widely attested traditional meaning; possibly a modern or regional Persian name | Iranian, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Tiridates | Created by Tir | Armenian, Greek, Iranian, Parthian | Boy | — |
Iranian Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Iranian-origin name in our dataset.