| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |
| yadhira | Beloved; friend; capable | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Yameni | From Yemen; of Yemeni origin | Arabic | Unisex | — | |
| Yamily | Beautiful | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Yaqob | Heel-holder | Arabic, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Yarallah | Friend/beloved of God (literally “Yar” = friend/beloved + Allah = God) | Arabic, Persian | Boy | — | |
| Yare | Varies by origin; commonly linked to Yara meanings such as 'water lady' or 'small butterfly', while as an English place name it refers to the River Yare. | Arabic, English | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| yazmean | Jasmine (the flower) | Arabic, English, Persian | Girl | — | |
| Yedira | Beloved, friend | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Zafrin | Victorious, triumphant (related to Arabic root z‑f‑r meaning victory) | Arabic, Persian, Urdu | Girl | — | |
| zahraa | Radiant, shining; 'flower' or 'bloom' | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Zaida | From the Arabic root meaning "to increase" - often interpreted as "prosperous," "abundant," or "fortunate." | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Zail | Administrative division | Arabic, Persian, Punjabi | Boy | — | |
| zakahaar | God has remembered; remembrance | Arabic, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Zareb | Enclosure; barrier | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| zariya | Multiple possible origins - in Slavic (Zarya/Zaria) 'dawn'; in Arabic/Hindi 'zariya' means 'means' or 'source'; also used as a variant of Zaria/Zari (associated with 'princess', 'golden' or 'radiance'). | Arabic, Hindi, Slavic, Urdu | Girl | — | |
| zariyah | Often interpreted as 'rose', 'princess', or 'dawn'; conveys radiance or blossoming. | Arabic, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| zarra | Generally 'blooming' or 'radiant' (from Arabic Zahra); also linked to 'princess' (Hebrew) and 'dawn' (Slavic Zarya). | Arabic, Hebrew, Slavic | Girl | — | |
| Zayeed | Increasing; growth; abundance | Arabic | Boy | — | |
| zenah | Beauty, adornment | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Zey | Short form of Zeynep or Zayn - associated with 'beauty' or 'fragrant/precious' from Arabic roots. | Arabic, English, Turkish | Unisex | — | |
| zeynab | Fragrant flower; 'ornament of the father' (traditional Arabic meaning) | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Zhannat | Paradise, gardens, heaven | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Zubaira | Feminine form of Zubayr; means strong, brave, intelligent | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| Zubeida | Little cream | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| zuleima | Peaceful, safe | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| zullema | Peaceful; safe | Arabic | Girl | — | |
| 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 | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Arabic-origin name in our dataset.
